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I was told the other day that after doing something for 10,000 hours you are an expert in that field. That had me doing the math. How many hours have I put into my real estate investing career? If a normal person work...
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hello my name George and I'm eager to learn real estate investing either being flippes or rentals. I want to hear from people that have done it, how you started? What steps did you take to acquire the money to buy yo...
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I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...
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Hello all, I know the basics already that I need to secure financing, get pre-approved for a loan, do my analysis on some properties I am interested in and of course find a realtor and just check out some homes. Now s...
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Hi all,I am buying a massive 4 level row house in Washington DC and I will live in the basement apartment unit and rent out the six bedrooms available on the three upper floors. My questions are--1) Do you have the t...
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For the property my wife and I bought/took over, I looking to update the automated messages for guest. Currently we have one sent out at the time of bookings with a thank you and parking instructions. Below are some t...
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My dad flipped a house that I would like to buy. He is willing to sell it to me at cost. I've been putting away about $500 a month to save for a down payment on my first investment property. Because he owns it free an...
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Hello to all,I am a 22 year old Husband/Father/student athlete at East Tennesee State University. As a senior baseball player looking to eventually play pro ball after this spring semester, I acquired a serious intere...
I’m learning about rental properties and was looking for some advice on how to start. I feel like I keep watching videos but don’t take action
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so I've been on the site for a month now and it looks like wholesaling is what I need to do. I want to start getting my ducks in a row, so I'm wondering about how to obtain a contract, do I need to see an attorney bef...