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I'm trying to understand what options I have to gather more information regarding an abandoned home in a neighboring town. The house has been vacant for a couple years and is in a nice neighborhood (values around $40...
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Hello everyone, this is Christophe from Madagascar the land of lemurs...I have stumbled by accident on an ad from @Christopher Winkler advertising his business deals in Notes and shot him an email with half a million ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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Several threads asking about seller financing as the seller, what should you look for or consider as the buyer?
Let's start with a question to the seller, why do you want to be the bank?
Your due diligence about the...
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Economic Update
(Monday, October 5, 2020)
The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history, delivering only a mild setback for those at (or near) the...
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Economic Update (Monday, November 30, 2021)
The shortened Thanksgiving week was a relatively quiet period for our econo...
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Just Closed on my first property, and I'm feeling like I made a mistake. Bought a duplex for $157,400. My mom will live in one half and I plan to occupy the other. I got a great deal in one sense- My mom supplied the ...
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Currently live in San Francisco and would like to purchase rental properties in other cities. I have looked into a few cities denton tx, kansas city, and columbus oh. Does anyone recommend a city to get started?
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My daughter is going to college this fall. I'm exploring RE strategies in her college town for the next 4 years and potentially beyond. I can't seem to find anything in past posts. Options that came to mind:
1) buy a...
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Over the years I've found that people do not read my advertisements completely and waste a tremendous amount of time showing property to people who do not qualify. I've recently been sending an email to every inquiry...