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I have my first wholesale deal under contract now. My fee is $5,000. After marketing this property for about one week I now have a buyer. The problem is that one of the potential buyers actually called the selle...
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Is there a general rule? Should you have enough to pay off the mortgages if you have too? Or enough to cover all properties if they remain empty for a certain period of time?
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When you are buying out of state investment properties, how do you go about finding a contractor or handyman for any repairs or improvements needed?
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I have so many properties and I am wondering how the sub prime lenders that are being hit so hard for making bogus loans will effect my investments.
I suppose its great if I want to carry the loan myself but I wonder ...
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I see several posts where folks are :1) Trying to predict the crash using causality of metrics like lower unemployment and low interest rates2) Trying to preserve cash for the next crash, so they can buyI want to hone...
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I'm looking to network with those interested in or currently investing in real estate.
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So this is my first post on here guys. I got a reference from some guy over on ATS and thought I'd check it out. Looks like a wealth of great, non-BS, info. Awesome.
Anyway, I'm 23 and an aspiring landlord. I know i...
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We are currently seeing a big swing to investors calculating an acceptable dollar amount for NET profit and not necessarily purchasing on a set percentage. For example, if a house needs a true $5,000 in rehab, and th...
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Right now looks like a good time to invest in the stock market but my question is will real estate be headed in the same direction as the stock market? Foreclosures? Evictions? Will prices drop? Just interested in hea...
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Hello, I’m new to real estate investing and was hoping some of you would share your thoughts on why it is better to invest in real estate over the stock market. So far, I’ve only invested in stocks and the idea of inv...