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Currently, I have one credit card and pay the balance off every month. How do you all use credit cards as a tool? Let me know your thoughts!
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GENERAL DISCUSSION:California has fires. Florida and South Carolina have hurricanes. All these insurance companies are jacking up the rates 2x-6x or cancelling policies altogether in these and many other areas. If you...
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Looking for guidance. I have done some investing, but am a miserable failure. Banging my head against walls (literally), I still cant figure out what to do. Nothing works. I am in financial distress, but have some...
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We currently own several rental properties in Florida (Miami, Jacksonville, and Tampa). We are looking to refi a few of our properties and to invest in building and operating an apartment building in the Dominican Rep...
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For those who have never obtained a hard money loan, there are typically a lot of questions. Here are some of the most commons questions and answers about private and hard money loans:
1. What exactly IS a hard money...
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Finally after a week of having my property on a market i have 2 application and i can't see to pick one. Also, this is my first rental ever so wish me luck. So here is the scoop: the rent amount is $1275. 2.5 time the...
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For my first investment out of state...Originally I wanted to finance multiple homes but I feel I can get a better deal by offering an all cash offer. I can always refi up to 75% after I get the home and reuse the 75%...
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Hello guys.
This site has been very helpful for me and encouraged me to start as an investor.
Again, thank you for responses and I am looking forward to get some again.
Typically, the more urbaniz...
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To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves. New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...
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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...