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All,
First post for me but from what I have read thus far, this forum is great.
I live and work in Massachusetts in the Financial Service industry and have amounted a small (>100k) in cash over the last couple of ...
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I was just going through some of the construction companies in Indianapolis, for my own related work purposes, clicking on links and such. I found a lot of the links go nowhere and or the phone numbers are no longer s...
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I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...
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Hey everyone, I wanted to get some thoughts this from you guys. I usually just buy mobile / manufactured home and either fix and flip or use as buy and holds. I came across a lead today on a lady that was looking t...
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I just got this text from one of my tenants. They have decent (not great) credit, have always taken ownership in the property (maybe now I know why?), and never been late on their payments. They're fully-employed, a...
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Hi everyone,
Has anyone dealt with purchasing properties in FEMA declared flood zone? Any word of advise besides additional expense on flood insurance. Many properties in CO got flooded last summer and were c...
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Hey guys I have been listening to a lot of podcasts and many of them talk about frugality and saving money or being cheap. I was always raised to believe that being cheap is expensive, sure you may save money right no...
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http://business.nd.edu/ask_more/commentary.aspx?id=4649
I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors. It is short and succinct but very interesti...
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It's been awhile since I posted, but after doing lots of research and reading many post there's been a question that I can't seem to find the answer to. How honest should a wholesaler be to the seller? Should they tel...
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What is the cheapest piece of real estate you’ve ever purchase?