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For us real estate investors this is a good time to have rental properties while we watch others portfolios crash with the stock market.Other than a moderately safe mutual fund I contribute to monthly and my 401k, I a...
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I'm an investor in NW Indiana. We have done a few successful flips over the last couple years. On the houses we have done, our strategy has been to do a quality rehab and try to drive up the resale value of the house....
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I’m pretty new and am struggling figuring out good ways to come up with the money for a down payment! Any ideas?
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About me:So if I have finally gotten to the point where I’m ready to make my first purchase. My end goal isnt to be loaded rich,but rather have some financial freedom at some point. I love my job so I will never quit....
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I live in Rockford Illinois and I plan on purchasing a property and renting out a couple of the bedrooms with a short lease and contract. I'm having a difficult time finding the correct information online regarding th...
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Hi everyone, I get business cards from hard money lenders at meetups all the time, is there anything I should be aware of with these people or anything “sketchy” that they can do if you work with the wrong ones? T...
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I've noticed that a lot of investors keep their day jobs after they seem to be very successful. I've met people who have been flipping houses for over ten years and still have a day job. I'm too polite to ask the...
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I thought we might start a stock thread and see if there is any interest. I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and would love to hear any thoughts.
I don't want this to become a pump and dump thread!
If you've g...
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I have interest in acquiring an 8 unit building which is an approved condo structure and can be sold individually. I would like to use an old but effective
technique to purchase this property. I want to convenience th...