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Sebastian Giraldo WELCOMING IN!
7 July 2015 | 5 replies
Hey @Sebastian Giraldo welcome, glad to have you on board!
Account Closed Becoming Licensed Agent Without Actually Practicing
24 September 2015 | 19 replies
There are monthly fees, board fees, mls fees and a percentage split until you  reach your cap.
Manolo D. SOCAL CONTRACTORS: CPA Recommendation
22 January 2016 | 6 replies
I'd love to help but it looks like you want someone local and I'm out here in D.C.You can also call your state's CPA board and ask for a referral.
Steven Maduro Making Lemonade out of lemons
13 July 2015 | 5 replies
Making lemonade out of lemons is probably one of the best adages I can think of for learning to be creative and solving problems in real estateif there is a problem with a property or dimension issues you dont always have to go to a contractor to solve the problemcontractors have a certain mindsetand are operating on a specific paradaigmhere are some solutions I have done in the past that have really worked and paid dividendsi had an ejector pump in a bathroom and the space was covered by a makeshift door I decided to have a custom cabinet built that functioned as a trash receptacle and had shelves as well now the unsightly space is home to a beautiful custom cabinet that can be easily removed for servicing the pump when it needs it problem two I bought a house that had front of the shower enclosure removedrather than buy another shower enclosure cost 500.ooi opted to replace the front wall with backer board and tile the front and ended up with a beautiful custom look cost was cheaper than replacing shower enclosure and the look is twice as good problem threewhen i bought my house there was a hole knocked out one of the walls about the size of a  door i suppose thieves came in from the crawl space into this part of the house when it was vacantrather than close in the spacei enlarged the crawls space door poured a concrete floor and created a second exterior doorway to the space making the downstairs ready to become a legal apartment. 
Gustavo Martinez Seems like passion and motivation just isn't enough!
11 July 2015 | 14 replies
let me tell you a story, gustavo. learn what you can from it, or just simply pass it off as one mans luck. 11 years ago, i started out on real estate investing. i had $2000 in my bank account. the bank said i had to keep $300 in it to avoid monthly charges. so, i had $1700 to invest. we went to look at a house listed on the hud.gov website. right next door was a boarded up house. hadn't been lived in for like 100 years, so it looked. i contacted the local tax authority and found out that they owned it thru back tax reposession. ( keep that in mind) along with this, they owned 2 other houses. i went to  look at all 3. i ended up buying that house for the $1700, but kept one of the others in mind also. i got a credit card for $4400 limit. fixed up the first house with that money. what i didn't already know about fixing up houses, i learned by doing this one. i have owned that house for 11 years now, took out a loan on it for a small amount to pay off the credit card and give me some money to move on to the next one. the tenants pay the payment and taxes thru their rent, and i still own that house to this day. i bought the second house too......... for $500. thats right, you did not mis-read that, it was $500. the city just wanted it off their books. i spent about $5000 fixing that place up, rented it for about 5 years and then sold it for $10,000. my point here is, gustavo, you can start with next to nothing and make it work. you just have to believe in what you are doing and let nothing stop you. you are going to run into brick walls that try to stop you. there is an " almost real" force out there that seems like it just wants to stop you in your tracks. push on, let nothing stop you. get it into your head that you are going to do this no matter what stands in your way. i just sold a flip house in may for a $41,000 profit and i am now sitting with that in the bank. you can do this too. just get started.
Tj Ruizo He ran with my MONEY
13 July 2015 | 15 replies
Just file a claim with the contractors license board in your area, state of city.
Ryan Pemberton One yellow letter=9 home portfolio deal. I need structuring advice!
18 July 2015 | 15 replies
Private money is an option, but I don't think you'll find 100% financing, unless you bring a partner on board.
Julece Glaum Wholesale or buy and hold?
21 July 2015 | 8 replies
I would not go over board on fixing all the units and just make sure they are all rent ready.
Devin Beverage Purely as an example for a beginning investor: Why and why not purchase this property?
12 July 2015 | 13 replies
Condos are subject to the quality and experience of your HOA board and they can put a kink in your investment outcome and performance. 
Nancy Allen Finding & Working with Contractors
16 July 2015 | 10 replies
It is simple to verify things with your local contractors license board.