Wesley Wong
Dilemma: Own our own place or start investing
My wife and I both work and have no kids. We live in Seattle, Washington, where the market is really hot right now. We started looking for our own place back in October, but have yet to land anything. We've put in som...
Ray Hayward
Buying a Mortgage Note and how to leverage it
Hello, I am looking into buying a Mortgage Note and have a verbal agreement with the bank. The property has been abandoned and unpaid for almost 10 years. I was hoping to buy the Note to be able to do an environment...
Michinori Kaneko
what's your property management fee?
Hi All, I'm curious what kind of property management fees everyone is getting. can you let me know 1) where you invest, 2) how many properties you have (and approximate combined gross rent if possible), 3) what your m...
James Sloan
Contractor wants a 50% Deposit
Should I be worried if a contractor wants a 50% deposit (initial payment) on a 15 K interior paneling project? The material cost for this project is very linear over time. The first 100 square feet of paneling costs t...
Coe Davis
Market crash prep
What do you do when you purchase a house, rent it out and then the market crashes and the house is no longer worth paying such a high rent rate to potential renters comaparing them to other houses but you are still s...
Patrick Eldridge
How to do a rehab for 8-12k per door
My wife and I have been able to do complete rehabs for under 12k per door. The key to our success is to not view the property as our own home . We do not go above and beyond and keep expenses to the minimum. We buy e...
Dylan Ritch
How do I know what kind of investing is right for me?
Hello, I am 23 and have a job with a real estate company. It is a small team and I have been here for about 8 months now. All my coworkers are much older and very wealthy through real estate, all different ways. Flipp...
Tom Vanderlinden
Getting Started and having every deal fall through
I just had my duplex fall through, before we got to closing, because it appraised 45k short of purchase price. This was my 5th in 6 months that fell through. I've been working hard to read and do research after work a...
Justin Silverio
What is your best rebuttal?
When talking to a seller, what is your best rebuttal for "A real estate agent said that I could get $X for the home".
Assume $X is much higher than an investor would be willing to pay.
J Scott
NEW INVESTORS: CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK!
Here's my challenge for this week to all new (and experienced) investors:
GO MAKE AN OFFER!
Taking action is the single biggest thing anyone can do to make progress on their goals. So, for all you n...