Landlords On FIRE - an investment that pays you back
Friday, July 03
FIRE - Financial Independence / Retire Early - has been discussed over and over again on other blogs. I'll leave the reader to find websites like MrMoneyMustache.com and books such as The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins. Boiled down to an outline form, the goal is to save enough "F-You" mo...
How I picked my Indy based TEAM
Monday, June 29
I picked Indy, THEN picked my team. I did as much tele-house hunting as I could - using Google Street View, Zillow, etc - then lined up a weekend trip to "interview" realtors. I posted in the Indianapolis Investors forum and asked for recommendations on a realtor. Out of 3 realtor referrals from...
Where Oh Where in Indy to buy?
Monday, June 29
You can always tell when a RE Investor has just watched the HGTV show "Good Bones" - the one with the Fountain Square based company Two Chicks & a Hammer renovating properties, and making cute little houses out of eyesores. They're only interested in the Fountain Square neighborhood. It com...
Indianapolis Code Violation "Enforcement" reports
Sunday, June 28
Last entry looked at Property Tax records for Marion County, IN. This time the focus on Municipal & County data available. Specifically CODE VIOLATIONENFORCEMENT records related to the property. In Indianapolis, the most common property code violation issued is for "Tall Grass". If the yar...
LLOF using Local Govt Tax Records
Sunday, June 28
How do LLOF OOS Investors locate that diamond in the dung-hill of houses in your target area? How does one even go about finding an area where the houses work for the Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance model? That's not what this post is about, but you're on the right website. BiggerPockets.com forum...
LLOF use Zillow to learn more about properties
Sunday, June 28
Landlords On Fire (LLOF) can find out more than just the price of a property - they can see details of how it's heated, whether it has air conditioning, how long it's been since a major refurbish, estimated monthly rental value, the property tax history, AND the sale history. Sometimes the Rental...