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Condotel Investments: Not Always a Smart Idea in the United States !
Even with record room rates, owning your piece of the condo-hotel business in the United States might not be so profitable, experts are saying. Yet...
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Admittedly, I am a coward when it comes to investing and that is why I love apartments. Everything I have today I worked hard to get and I am extremely protective of it. Like you, I feel like I've worked really hard f...
I know I know this has been asked a ton of times before, however, in the current market, what are some realistic cap rates for fully turn key (managed) properties (multi units/apartment block) one could achieve as an ...
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Hello Family,
I need advice or input on the following. How would you compare SEO and Online marketing to Direct Mailing in terms of effectiveness? Do you feel like either marketing strategy is more effective than ...
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I was impressed by Quest Trust when I went to their Expo in September of 2022. Based on speaking with them their, I paid a rather hefty fee to transfer my solo 401K to them and have it reinstated and the fee covered ...
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Hello, everyone - I'm currently working my way through J Scott's books and taking notes. I'm a buy-and-hold investor by nature but it seems acquiring distressed properties and adding value through renovation (minor or...
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Hello all,
A couple of days ago I saw a 2nd position note offered for sale with the following parameters:
Property FMV: $178000
Property location: Illinois
1st mortgage balance: $138000
2nd mortga...
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Thanks to the great advice I got from the folks on this forum, I now have a great tenant in place for my first rental starting 6/1, and we are putting an offer on a duplex later this week, so exciting! So naturally I'...
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I genuinely want to know why people assume wholesalers are bad or dishonest? I am thinking about becoming as a means to get into the real estate arena. I have gone to networking event and hear people talk negatively a...
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There are plenty of opinions out there about staging a home to provide a higher sales price and/or faster sale.
Is this recommended for flips? It seems like the cost is fairly high to stage, thus eating into the f...