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The Power of Real Estate & My Favorite Story From My Career: In 2008 the foreclosure crises was beginning and I started purchasing foreclosures in Ypsilanti, MI, I made an offer on just about every one that hit t...
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I wanted to take a quick moment to encourage anyone looking to take that step into REI or have already started the process but have not closed a deal yet. Don't you dare give up! I'll say it again, Don't give up! B...
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I started my REI journey a little less than a year ago here in Houston, TX. As like a lot of other investors it started with idea of RE to be a good vehicle to invest in, not having any source of info obviously google...
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Sharing our success after a highly successful first year from 0 to 26 units closed in under 10 months.
In early 2018 my brother @Ashton Levarek and I began educating on investing in real estate through podcasts, web...
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I've always been so impressed and inspired by those of you buying properties in LOC areas, fixing them up, and cash flowing or flipping. I went more of a conservative route - Bought a $400k house in Austin, TX pre cov...
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Wow – great to be posting here (finally).When I left my job at the beginning of this year to invest full-time in real estate I never considered flipping single family homes, and wholesaling seemed shady. I never watch...
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Ok no money is a bit of a stretch but none the less this has been an epic year! I have put little to no money down and have increased my net worth substantially through forced appreciation, positive cashflow, and debt...
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After being in this business for almost 15 years I see things very differently than I did at the beginning. I began wanting to be a flipper when Flip This House was the only show around to watch about house flipping....
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Hi All, My name is Shaleaha, I’ve been studying Real Estate since February of 2022, and enrolled to a paid mentorship. I’ve also read books such as Think and grow rich, The Millionaire Next Door & Rich dad poor da...
BEFORE WE START: This is not my success story. This is the success story of @Steven Kwan. EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THISSteven- feel free to chime and and help us out here!***Full disclosure: Steven purchased property th...