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I have around $250k to play with, and I'm considering buying notes off FCI. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? Many of the 1st position notes (non-performing) sell for a fraction of the value of the property. It s...
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Any of you who listen and follow the Ramsey debt snowball school of thought have a conflict with securing an investment with a mortgage outside of your personal home?
He says only buy real estate if you can pay cash ...
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Hey everyone! I am currently trying to get all my ducks in a row and have a long-term plan outlined. I know real estate investing will be the way I achieve my financial freedom. My vision of financial freedom is, of c...
Hello BP! :)Just closed, with a group of investors and myself, on a 50+ unit apartment building.We have to rehab the whole thing over the next 18 months and my GC and I have a small bet on the counter-tops.I believe t...
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All,I have been reading many of your "How do I start" topics. Please allow me to squeeze mine in, as I am really struggling and I just cant even understand why I cant just get up and do it.A bit of background. My enti...
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I’ve educated myself. I’ve watched countless hours of YouTube videos and listened to the same amount of podcasts. I just finished a webinar course and I’m ready to take the dive. I’m so used to the rat race that I ha...
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His exact words....'Don't F@#$*&G do it!!!!!!'. I am very confused now. I have been researching/reading books, blogs, podcasts, anything I can find about real estate investing over the last month or so, trying t...
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I am half way thru a Purchase Agreement for my manufactured home. 2 years ago, I received a companion dog prescribed by my doctor and submitted this to park management/owners. He is larger than the normal pet allow...
My father is interested in possibly getting a retirement home close to the Ocean. What markets close to the ocean would be the most affordable for both retirement and getting a few buy and hold cash flow investments ...
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...