Patrick Philip
Any alternative to NREIG for flip insurance?
Nothing wrong with the company, it's just the fact they seem to have a monopoly on the situation that bothers me.
Jeff Takle
Alternative real estate models struggle in Congress
I found this an interesting article that I thought I would share from Inman News. At its heart it shows a few things that I think are pretty important:
1) the counter-NAR/MLS culture is trying to get organized and st...
Susie Wyshak
DSTs / alternatives for senior rental property sellers
I was just perusing the DST posts, hoping they were a "silver bullet" for solid returns for older rental property sellers. They seem potentially expensive, confusing, inflexible and...maybe lucrative?While I know an a...
Genny Li
Appliance reviews, an alternative to consumer reports
I've been a bit burned by CR and the way they measure reliability. I've started looking at Yale Appliance's take on things on their YT channel. Obviously, they sell appliances, and some of their reviews are not appli...
Coral Hernandez
Alternative Lending Hard Money Pros and Cons
Hard money: “The Pros and Cons”
Pro
-All CASH Transaction-Quick Closing Times (<14days)-All “Rehab Cost” are covered in Loan-Lower Leverage for Buyer and more Liquidity-Flexibility to buy Distressed and Value-Add...
Fabiola F.
Sprinklers required for assisted living licensing. Alternatives?
I anticipated licensing my 5 bedroom home as an assisted living facility in Florida. It met the distance requirements (no similar facility within 1000ft). However, I was discouraged by the requirement to install sprin...
Tyler Thomas
Lawn, alternative, and tree care and maintenance
I'm looking to compare companies people in my area have used (Colorado Springs) for trees, shrubs, lawns, meadow's, xeriscape, ponds, etc. Whether that be installing, maintaining, or placing buds on projects. Does any...
Bryan Hancock
SGS Alternate Unemployment Rate – Approaching 23%
Shadowstats is now reporting the real unemployment rate near 23% per the chart here:
Real Unemployment Rate
To my surprise the number is still inching up a bit. This can’t be attributed to workers coming back int...
Vitaliy Merkulov
Alternatives to Credit Reports for Tenant Screening
As some of you might have heard, that credit reports are no longer going to contain some negative information on the reports according to this this article "Credit Reports to Exclude Certain Negative Information, May ...
Jeff C.
Use my own cash or alternative financing?
I have about $10,000 cash that I could use on my first investments, but I have read some posts that mention leveraging other people's money is a better way to go. I'm looking for some opinions on this. We have about $...