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So I'm in the process of writing my business plan to start my real estate investing in a couple of years, once I build the connections, systems/processes and the capital to do so. While writing my business plan, I cam...
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Okay so my commercial real estate brokerage business is great. While I want to make investments what I do not have a lot of is time to devote for a return because that is a JOB.
I do not like hard money loans for len...
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So I'm looking for some advice on how to negotiate this deal. I have come across a seller who has no mortgage on their investment property, lives over 2 hours away from the property, and is fed up with renting, and j...
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Hoping for some insight!
I have 10 units that are currently managed by property management. A duplex in one state, and 8 units (3 single family, a triplex and duplex) in another.
I'm cash flowing net about $2500/mo...
Every serious real estate investor should know how to find foreclosure and pre-foreclosure listings. If you don’t know how foreclosure and pre-foreclosure work, you could be missing out on some potentially great barga...
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This is a sad day for Cleveland. It is official, Cleveland we have more Bed Bugs than any other city in the USA!The top 10 is as follows
ClevelandPhiladelphiaLos AngelesIndianapolisCincinnatiDallas-Fort WorthNew York...
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Hello fellow investors,I need some professional insight. We have several dozen rental properties, flip a few houses per year and are just getting ready to add a new venture with a few short term Airbnb's. I've had and...
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I am a relatively new investor that has gotten my feet wet by using my own savings to buy my first deal. The deal was just okay, and now that I have the education of how to actually evaluate, buy, and rent a single f...
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Hello,I recently completed my first flip in Northern NJ. I bought the place for 125k, spent about 65k into it, with 10k more in miscellaneous & holding costs. I listed it for 289k and got multiple full offers the ...
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Here, I'll start:
1. Always do your due diligence.
2. It's better to overestimate than underestimate costs.