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I know its encouraged here to tell your friends and family your goals with real estate. Tell everyone what you want to do and are looking for. My problem is everytime I do, I constantly have to defend myself and the r...
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I’m curious how other investors found a mentor/coach in real estate investing, preferably non related. How has having a mentor/coach made you a better investor? Whether it’s deal finding, goal setting, number crunchin...
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Hello financially intelligent peopleHow do you not let your expenses grow with your income? This question has been on my mind lately due to significant changes in my financial situation (for the better, luckily).Let m...
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Hello,So one thing to get out of the way from the start: the purpose of this post is NOT to debate whether or not there will be a softening in the Denver market. There are plenty of other posts on whether Denver is in...
I'm just posting this as a warning for newbies. Obviously, no one can predict the future and no one knows what's going to happen next year, the year after, etc. But most apartment markets are at or near the peak in ...
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I am suppose to close this week on a duplex that didn’t appraise. The Purchase price is 150k and it appraised at 120k. I am locked in due to various circumstances and will loose my 13k deposit plus miscellaneous inspe...
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Ok.. so I was able to pull $900k+ worth of HELOCs between 2 of my 5 properties. I decided to temporarily leverage some of that equity into a property Im flipping (ground-up/new construction) here in Los Angeles. Th...
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Hi All
I just wanted to post here on what I thought was the most important things a new person should do when starting out. Below you will find a list of what I think a new person should do first before diving head f...
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Hello All - here is a good topic for discussion. In our business as a property management company, we have decided to take a hard look at a new policy of what to do with Landlords who refuse to lower the rental askin...
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Not shore what to do i have a realtor that's helped me out alot so I don't want to go around her but I'm trying to get a property asap but ever tim I wanna put in a offer or go look at a property it takes her a long t...