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At my local REIA meeting, there was a sentiment from the more veteran players (particularly the mortgage brokers) that Fannie MAE/MAC will change mortgage allowance from 4 to 8 soon to help relief the number of forecl...
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About 2 years ago I drove by this horribly ugly blue house that I could barely see from the road. I had been reading BP posts about driving for dollars and finding the seller to buy it. After an hour of google searchi...
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Hi guys.. name is Jugo. Have'nt been on here in awhile but I had a question. After MUCH brainstorming about how to maximize cash flow from a rental, I've decided to turn my home into a Crashpad. That is, renting BED...
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We know that HCOL cities have high rent, high property taxes, and high prices for everything. This year, my Slack acquaintance couple purchased a $2.6 million 3bedroom condo apartment in Greenwich Village, Manhattan w...
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The 10 Wrong Assumptions made by People purchasing real estate mentorship programs
That being part of a group of people all chasing the same deals, in the same area, trying to use the same strategies and techniqu...
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I won’t invest in rental property in my Self-Directed IRA!Yes, I said it! In most cases, it isn’t advantageous to invest in rental property in with my Self-Directed IRA. Since there are a number of prohibited transact...
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For people in this space, or in RE investing in general..how would you answer this question...A couple wants to retire in 5 years, they would like to use short term rentals to supply them with 60-80k a year to live on...
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I've received some PMs and e-mails asking about setting goals and what do I do in retirement. I've ressurrected an old blog from nearly a year ago that was done in 2 parts. We have SO many new members, I decided to p...
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Hey I’m starting to do cold calling for pre foreclosures in my local area. Anybody have any scripts they recommend or how I should start out in the conversations?
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If I buy a house for 100,000 and sell it for 120,000 and charge a buyer 5,000 down to get into the house. How is that contract structured?
Does he begin a new contract for 120,000 after the time period comes where...