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I am wondering how long it takes on average (i know it differs greatly) or what you have seen for how long it takes people to be full time REI. I have made a business plan, which is ever so changing of course and am l...
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Hi everyone, I do not even know where to start with this one as there are so many variables and things to cover, but I could really use an outside opinion.
My wife and I are looking to get into our first rent...
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As a company grows an owner must work on the business and not in the business. This means that the owner must put themselves further and further away from the day to day activities that they once performed when they s...
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I have always wondered if wholesalers hurt us buy and hold guys when dealing with banks. I am sure there are some good wholesalers our there, but the majority that I have had contact with are useless noobs or slick c...
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Hey BP,Just curious if anyone has done any investing in hemet or San Jacinto lately, and has it been worth your while? I know both cities are a bit less desirable to some, but Im leaning towards looking in either soo...
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Does anyone seeing this post call multi family properties either on or off the market? I want to call on properties within a 2 hour radius. At least 30 units. Do I need an agent or broker to approach these? Or is this...
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I'm making a killing in the greater Seattle market. Up until I sold one of my houses in the area, I was making around 400K a year through appreciation, cash flow and principal pay down. About 60K was through the cash ...
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Hello Everyone,About Myself:I have been interested in investing for a long time. Not just Real Estate investing but investing as a whole. I've dabbled in Commodities, FOREX, Stocks and Real Estate. Commodities - Ma...
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Just wanted give this forum post thing a try! I am an avid listener of the podcast and decided to jump onto the forums.I am a local architect here in Chicago specializing in residential and small scale commercial / ho...
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I am new to real estate investing and have read that it is best to present a business plan to obtain financing. Can anyone recommend a good source to find a real estate business plan template? If anyone has created on...