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Hey guys my name is jake riddle, 29 w/ 5 kids. I'm new here, and am ready to start investing my time into learning the strategies to get my first rental in 3 months. I have the money to buy now but I would rather do c...
Friendly Joint VentureRaise investment capital by harnessing the power of numbers. Assemble ten people, each with $5,000 to $10,000, to create a $50,000 to $100,000 kitty! Form a limited liability company (LLC) with a...
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Hi everybody! My partners and I are starting a REI company. We will be flipping and purchasing rental units. Goal is to slowly scale into medium-sized multi-family apartments. Our strategy for funding is to find pri...
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Thought I'd share a lesson that was reinforced for me today that ended up saving me from doing a bad deal and losing a bunch of money.tl/dr: make sure that you're getting your own estimate from YOUR general contractor...
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Hello everyone,
I bought a condotel in Honululu formerly knowns as Trump Waikiki in 2020 for 400k and it hasn't been a good investment at all. This will definitely be my last...
The hotel is currently getting rebra...
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I'm working on a new business venture for 2019 and a doing some market research.What % return would get you excited to invest in a pool of hard money loans on single family homes?What other metrics are most important ...
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A neighbor used our water to fill their swimming pool. So we have a rental property that the tenant just recently moved out of. I went and checked on it today and the neighbor has an above ground swimming pool with a ...
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Guys, I am happy to announce that Jon Klaus and I have partnered to bid on an apartment complex in Texas that is going to be auctioned. (one more relationship created by BP.)
Since this is our first apartment comple...
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Two deals that I am trying to figure out which is the better investment what's your vote.
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I have a spreadsheet I've developed for my STR and have been using 20-28% for a management company to manage the cleaning, booking, and maintenance. However, after doing some reading here I am leaning on doing the bo...