Jerusha Holder
Did I choose the wrong profession?
I will be taking my pre-license classes in two weeks so that I can get my real estate license. In the meantime I have been researching the real estate industry in general. Lately, I keep running into articles saying ...
Jeff Sims
What kind of car do you drive?
Just a fun post here. I have been a SFR investor for 15 years and now have $2M in rental RE while working a full time career. The cash flow was tight for years it seemed but the snowball of debt paydown is rolling b...
Henry Lazerow
The new NAR rules have actually made buyer agent commissions go up not down
Here in Chicago commission have typically been between 2 and 2.5 percent of gross sale price but now with the new rules I have not met any agents willing to take less then 2.5% so what has happened is the listings tha...
Scott V.
Just put a deposit on a sports car. Am I a complete dummy here?
I'm totally prepared to get my ass grilled based on the title of this thread but that's fine. Please share your honest opinions. Here is the situation:
- I'm a complete car nut. I spend a lot of my free time research...
Marcus Johnson
Dave Ramsey is a Genius now
I've been a hardcore follower of Dave Ramsey and have done his Debt Snowball in the past and it was very rewarding. The problem was that I started to veer in the past 4 years and take on more debt such as buying a La...
Elizabeth D.
Vent! Why is real estate investing so shady!?!?
I’ve been wanting to become a real estate investor for years now. I have 2 rentals that I did through traditional mortgages but am craving more. BUT EVERY TIME I try to learn more about different ways to actually bec...
Timothy W.
Iran secret nuclear facility - now what?
I'm going to skip right over pointing out that in 1997 Obama said Bush was wrong in referring to Iran as a nuclear threat. We all know Obama will say anything and won't get called on it to verify it so that's a pointl...
Davido Davido
Unusual Tax Question Is this money for nothing? Is it Tax Free?
I intend to borrow money from segregated rental income accounts that I have established for multiple parcels of apparently abandoned real estate that I control, but do not own. Does anyone know, of a law (State or Fe...
Brian Gibbons
Getting Busted in Ohio for Wholesaling and Praticing RE without a License
Read Ch 4735Get a lawyerGet licensed and do wholesaling in OH02 July 2014http://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/Fall10REdiscipline.pdfLYNETTE S. MALY, Twinsburg, Ohio, was found by the Commission to have violated RevisedCo...
Mark Gallagher
Diary - Buying a non-performing note NPN from start to finish
For the past few months, years perhaps, I've been trying to soak up knowledge in the area of note buying. It has been especially intriguing to me since my partner and I handle a large volume of foreclosures and I get ...