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I was shocked, when I read a statistics about the level of success in the real estate investment industry. According to the information I read, only 5% of would be investors actually buy something. Does that mean, 95%...
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With so much speculation about the market and its direction, are you waiting on the sidelines, ready to pounce, or are you still pushing forward with conservative underwriting regardless of what the market does?
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I always see posts from investors asking about the cost of a rehab, a particular estimate or a general construction problem. I have 20 years of construction experience. From remodels, ground up, all the way to develop...
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Hello! I inherited a building from my late mother who had a tenant. That tenant is now gone thanks to COVID (they went out of business). I am trying to find a new tenant, and I am fielding questions regarding property...
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I have loaned ( alot) of money to rehabbers and people flipping houses in NY and NJ.A while back I decided to try to invest a very small amount with Patch of Land ( $5000). I was tempted to invest in additional loans ...
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In general, I love to work on and see a project complete successfully. I currently work as an IT computer administrator, and there is a never ending line of projects to complete and I love the feeling of completing th...
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My goal is to get my first deal (to househack) this year, but if I'm being honest with myself, I know that it won't be before the spring as Q1 at my day job is insanely busy. That said, my shorter term goal is to anal...
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I've read a lot of posts about this, and am still a bit confused. If I am purchasing property that the asking price is $99500 and the appraisal is at least $155K which makes under 65% LTV, if I am getting a hard money...
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Creative Financing
In a Nutshell
Part One of ?
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There are No Rules as to how you can or cannot structure your creative financing deals, other than what is legal, moral, ethical an...
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As the title says, I went bankrupt trying to enter wholesaling. Full disclosure - Part of it was deteriorating mental health and desperation. I was manic and reckless.Another part of it was unrealistic expectations ...