One reader's success story. This is an unsolicited comment we received by letter at our office in January.
SUCCESS IN TWO BUSINESSES: “As I said in our phone talk, I’m very active as a commercial real estate investor. I currently own 84 apartment units in the Bronx, NY. My monthly income is about $8,400 net after all expenses and mortgages are paid. My income alone on this building is about $100,800 per year.
“I only buy owner-financed buildings and I get great interest rates and terms. I’m currently negotiating with the same owner for his other building having 97 units. This building will net $9,700 a month, giving me a combined cash flow of $18,100 per month. I learned all my skills through your real estate books.
“I get my due-diligence money for real estate investments by specializing in hard-money loans as a Financial Broker. I closed on a recent deal last month which was for a $2,700,000 loan and my fee was 1%, or $27,000. My family lives on my real estate income so all my Financial Broker fees go straight into my bank account for future real estate deals. I am now working on a $9-million deal and my fee will be 1%, or $90,000. I get great results advertising in the IWS Newsletter.
“Right now I see my Financial Brokering business doing $25,000 to $30,000 a month. This is not bad for an ex corrections officer who resigned after 9 years on the job, even though all my friends thought I was a fool not to stay for the full 20 years to get a tiny pension. These same guys call me to say they have to take a job to support their families, after they retire. I ask myself: ‘Who was the fool?’” By letter from New York
