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Currently I’m in college and in the process of becoming a MLO. I have a connection that will allow me to smoothly transition into being a broker after 2 years (about a year after I graduate). To me, the most significa...
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The FIRE movement was really hot, no pun intended, early this year and I have not heard much about it. Has the corona virus and social issues moved it to the back burner?
I appreciate its goal and approach, except...
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For those of you who have transitioned into fulltime investors....
What are you using for personal and family health insurance?
What kind of prgrams are available/recommended?
What is the range of monthly cost you ...
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Sorry for the longer question/scenario. I bought my house in May 2020 in Raleigh market for $247,000 with 3% down and about $5,000 in closing costs. Have had roommates periodically and have probably spent less than $3...
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So I was on Yahoo, and it said that Michael Phelps eats 12,000 calories a day. Now granted, he is 6'4" which makes for a large guy, and I am pretty sure that swimming consumes alot of calories, but come on, 12,000 cal...
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** This is part 6 of me documenting my fun and often stressful real estate journey
The nightmare is finally over.
Today I close on my second flip ending what will hopefully be the roughest period of my investing jou...
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I have heard nearly all successful people such as Tony Robbins, Grant Cardon, Timothy Ferris etc. describe their morning routine. Most of them do something along the lines of "Mind, Body, and Spirit" so I wrote down a...
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How are the short-term rental / AirBNB investors faring? At what point in the future are you seeing your bookings start to pick back up? Are locals picking up any of the near-term unmet demand? How are pure vacatio...