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Hey everyone,Hopefully this finds you all healthy and happy in this crazy year we’re having!I’ve been feeling somewhat overwhelmed with my current(also first) investment deal and wanted to reach out to the community t...
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Looking to buy condo in Orlando. Looking for the right one. Price/deal isnt the most important, i want to find something that will rent consistently with A+ staff and amenities. Hoping it will cash flow, but at the v...
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I plan on beginning my investing career by relocating to Ohio. Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, one of those cities. In each one you can find houses going for $20,000. Of course there's a reason – continuous population loss ...
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How many of you out there use a Credit card for your investing BIZ or personal life? My wife and I don't use them because of the Dave Ramsey movement, but now that we are doing well with money I might consider it? wh...
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Hello my name is James Sotipalalit. I'm new to real estate and I would love some advice from some professionals. Now my question is do you suggest a newbie in real estate go get licensed to be an agent when starting o...
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Hi BP,On January 5, 2015 my partner and I put our first property under contract. On January 30, 2015 we closed the transaction and made $17k total profit. This thread will detail how we found the deal, obstacles we ov...
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Hi everyone, I'm new here! Quick intro: I'm 26M, and have been trading in the stock market for a while now and am looking to (1) generate nontrivial monthly cash flow and (2) diversify some of my money out of the stoc...
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Hello Everybody,I am an investor in search of my first deal. I am a recent college grad with w-2 experience, a good savings, and a substantial income. I am in the middle of the educational and personal finance secti...
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Early in January, our duplex caught fire, destroying the bottom unit. We fully renovated it and placed the tenants. This is our best performing property and I really don't want to sell it, but after getting a notice a...
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I have a private lender who is loaning $80,000 at 4% interest paid back at $266 a month for six months with the $80,000 paid back at the end he's charging $800 origination fee is this a scam ?