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hi everyone! My name is Charlene McCracken. I am a 62 year old wanttoberetiredbutihavenoretirementsavings female from Reading, Pa. I have always wanted to get into real estate investing...preferably wholesaling first~...
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I've seen where they put pinball machines or arcade system in their garages and looked a their bookings and do see most of their dates filled. I don't have the funds for those 2k items so thinking of putting in a Pla...
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Has this happened to you? I’m very late in the game on multiple refinance loans and the lender keeps increasing the closing costs through increased points. Now there’s about $10k in closing costs that were not on the ...
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I've been weighing the pros and cons of rehabbing vs wholesaling for the past few months but would like to get some opinions from other people about what they have experienced. I'm a newbie to RE and would really lik...
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Hello BP! I am located in Homestead, Florida. This is about a 30-40 min drive from Miami. I am set on the idea of house hacking but I understand that house hacking has a better chance of being profitable in lower pric...
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Is it customary to ask your GC for an itemized list with receipts of all materials? My partner and I just finished our first rehab project and I've been getting generalized invoices. I'm not seeing what each thing cos...
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I went into forbearance last year on my primary when I lost my job. I finally got a new job this year and began the process to get out of forbearance (you must make 3 successful payments before you're considered to be...
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Hi all,Something I don't fully understand. I've been studying up on hard money loans, and from what I understand a lot of the time when you try to get one, you won't get the full amount. That's fine, you have to have ...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $306,000
Cash invested: $10,500
House-Hack. $2000 fixed rate mortgage and $1200 rent for upper.
Wha...
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Hello, what's your average cost per deal for cold calling in wholesale real estate for your buisness? I think getting an idea for this number is key to building an effective marketing campaign, if possible please shar...