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Hoping to collect some WNY folks in this forum. Any Rochestarians interested in meeting up to talk Real Estate? Lets start a discussion here with 2 minute intros' and hopefully get enough interest to connect in perso...
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Yesterday there was a new post made by an experienced real estate investor whose sole purpose was to take a dump on new investors for no reason other than to feed a delicate ego.
So I felt it appropriate to say my th...
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Determination is KEY! Just over 2 weeks ago I had an accumulated debt of over 18 grand. Most of it I accumulated through retail credit cards and small banking loans I had so easily been given right after my 18th birt...
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I'm having essentially zero luck the past few months finding decent rehab deals at numbers that make sense. Probably averaging twenty cash offers per week and batting a cool 0.00% so far. 250 offers without a single...
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I’ve educated myself. I’ve watched countless hours of YouTube videos and listened to the same amount of podcasts. I just finished a webinar course and I’m ready to take the dive. I’m so used to the rat race that I ha...
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I contracted to purchase an REO in December of 2010, skipping all the long and boring details, I finally just received word that the deal is accepted and I am now in escrow. I will not post any of the real numbers her...
I think most people that have given it much thought and aren't agents/brokers themselves realize that the real estate industry is in serious need of reform. Should someone without a college degree be making more mone...
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Every investor no matter how experienced was a "newbie" at one time....everyone had a point where they were starting out. For all the NEW INVESTORS out there....what IS your biggest fear and how DO you plan to overco...
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Is it just me, or has the number of mentor/coach/guru threads pick up tenfold over the past month or so?
Anyway, there are clearly a lot of people who are just starting out and are looking for help to get started. I...
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I'm in los angeles california and i found out today one of my military tenant has 2 guns with him.... this is very scary for me... i still have 2 rooms to rent.. for the new people coming in can i put a clause in ther...