I’m 17 years old and I have been learning how to invest in real estate. Currently, I am in the process of studying to gain my real estate license with my 18th birthday being a few months away, and I wanted to ask for ...
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How does a real estate investor avoid being scammed by a real estate con artist? As I am watching episodes of "American greed", I am relieved that I am investing in real estate, something I have more control over than...
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According to a lawsuit, Ratajkowski and her husband (total net worth of $17M) have been able to live rent-free at their 1,100 square foot apartment because of an obscure New York state law called the Loft Law. Passed ...
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Hello! I am new to the site and forums and more than thrilled to become part of the group. I'm sure everyone here is many steps ahead of me in realizing the vast quantity of people and entities looking to scam the liv...
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I have a unique request from an applicant for my SFR, who is an artist, and wants a five year lease.
His justification is he is an artist, wants a long term lease, to lock in the rent. He and wife, both arti...
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If finding good deals are so easy once you know how to market, then why do rehabbers pay wholesalers a finder's fee when they can just find a deal by themselves for more profit?
And even if I do find a really great de...
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Greetings forum goers! My name is Dave Senter. I live in Kansas City, MO and work from home as a digital artist in the sports industry with a bit of freelancing on the side. I recently joined BP and have been listenin...
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Hello! My name is Juan and with my wife JoAnna, we have been reading/listening/watching forums, blogs and videos for the last few months already. We are both teachers and artists so yeah, pretty much we are tired of t...
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We are going to Louisville KY this weekend. Hotels in the city are not cheap.... We are contemplating using airbnb as we can be right in the city for 1/3rd what a cheap hotel would cost.
Two years ago we bought a 2 unit property that also has garage that rents as an artist studio. After we bought it, we improved the property with cash investment and are now looking to pull cash out.We got a quote on ...