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Hi all,
I live in Grayslake, IL, just North of Chicago. Fairly new to Real Estate investing but am looking to start this journey in 2014, and leaning towards starting with a Buy & Hold plan. I'm working o...
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I truly believe that my 30 years of real estate Success is predicated on Sales. Most people fail not for want of motivation or effort but because they lack a Sales Method or System.
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looking for a good all around lead source for investor mail lists so open to suggestions not mentioned above....Probate, Evictions, Divorce, Expired Listings, and more. My county may NOT have some data, such as Divor...
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The development of new infrastructure is crucial in shaping our communities and powering our economy. Infrastructure can include things such as bridges, roads, utilities, ports, etc. and are what help people connect w...
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I am running into a roadblock with my current financial institution opening an equity line of credit on a property in my rental portfolio.
I have roughly 90-100k in equity and the lender is saying it won’t be possi...
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Hey everyone,
I just wanted to cast a line out there and get a sense for how everyone is doing in regards to networking. I am currently in the process of relocating to the Chicago area and am interested in expandi...
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Hi! I’m new to investing and looking for mentorship and/or networking to help guide me in the right direction.
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Hi BP!I recently saw some posts in this same forum on current changes that are taking place to financing in 2021 (e.g DTI, reserves). One other possible change is majority banks going into 25% down on investment prop...
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Let’s be real. California has a housing crisis. It has for years, and that is one of the reasons the prices of homes are so high here. Development of new homes is so costly that it makes it challenging to create new i...
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Hi I'm just starting out and just about ready to start sending direct mail to potential sellers.Can anyone point me to the best place to learn what kind of messaging I should have in my direct mail marketing? I'd be h...