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I recently got into a lengthy discussion on another thread about wholesalers and whether they bring any value to the real estate industry or not. I am interested to see what everyone's experience has been with wholesa...
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As a former Active Duty Army Officer, I had the opportunity to invest in properties throughout the southeast since 2008. After reflection, there is one highlight that sticks out since that timeframe, my properties ha...
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Chances are if you have done a few wholesale deals in your day, then you have heard someone gripe about the dangers of dealing with wholesalers. Typical comments from someone that has been burned from wholesalers in t...
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We like the idea that this company caters/markets to investors; however, they denied one of our client's seemingly legit claims and it seems they trying to deny another one on a technicality. The second claim remai...
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I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...
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Mortgage rates are about 6.9% right now, and have been trending downwards for 2H 2023.
There's a poll going on in these forums, and most of you believe that mortgage rates will decrease in 2024.
I'm not betting on...
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I watch what the other countries are doing to address the government debt and I know that is coming our way. I want to be prepared.
Callapsed stock markets,devalued currency, and higher taxes are just a few thoughts...
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Hello everyone, I’m currently a junior in high school. I would like an asset amount of 100 million(not necessarily net worth) around my 50s-60s. I plan on starting to invest in RE ASAP! Most likely around 20-21 if not...
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I have been using PropStream and their contact data has been very poor. Lots of wrong/bad numbers and high email bounce rate. Also the hit rate per property is really low. Of 1k properties only 20-30% may have any con...
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Hey guys,the background check that I ran on one applicant that I have returned with 2 housing claims in one year. As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone ...