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Hi all, I’m almost in escrow with this single family home in LA with an un-permitted large ADU with a Certificate of occupancy. An architect told me that even though ADUs should not be bigger than 50% of the main hous...
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Hey Everyone, Newbie here trying to get some clarity on "gator" lending. I know, it's the flavor of the day, but it at least got me to to perk up. That said, I'm either missing something or this is another snake oil s...
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This statement is something I keep seeing again and again on the Bigger Pockets blogs;people saying they flipped 100 properties using someone else's money. They proclaim they had one of their investors pay for the pur...
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I usually avoid any thread that falls under the “wholesaling” category because it always seems like a bunch of nonsensical posts from wannabe “investors” who have never done a deal. Half the people make it sound like ...
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Ok this sounds horrible but please read it all. I just bought my son and his wife a condo here in miami. My son is a trader, he's 27 years old and he was renting a unit for $6,500/month a big waste of money imo. He...
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I got this screenshot from an email that I got today.For those of you that don't know, Lifestyles Unlimited is an investor "mentoring" group out of Texas that boast of worldwide membership. The also have a daily hour...
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I am a general contractor that partnered with 3 investors to flip a house. We all agreed to hire my company to do the renovation and agreed on a set budget and got a contract by my company. My company completed the re...
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Please reply with any feedback on Brad Sumrok who states he specializes in Multifamily acquisition and mentoring. He has been holding Investing Weekend Training Events.
Thank you.
"Irish Kevin"
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I closed escrow on the sale of my very first flip back in January. Craziness of life got in the way and I never got around to posting about it here. However, I figured it was time. I SERIOUSLY credit BP for some of th...