All Forum Posts by: Alex Baev

I'd trust a guard or work dog - like Rottie, Dobbie and most shepherds over and above any high prey-drive dog like pit bulls. Their overbred genes are simply too unpredictable, even when well-behaved

When guard dogs get bored, they sleep. High prey drive dogs look for trouble all day long . Jump six-foot fence, dig under it or knock it down just to get to that interesting object - no problem

@Michael Quarles @Aaron Mazzrillo

Two great threads on marketing going on today along with this one: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/98411

and that's just in one day - what happens every other day?!

now i just need to learn to be here all day, every day... and ask follow up questions

aslo spend cash, be repetitive and never quit

p.s. thinking out loud

@Michael Quarles

I wouldn't doubt it was still hidden there, just couldn't expand the picture to check

So you just ignore those rules, just like that, letting those red lines pile up on you?(:

@ Pat L.

I think it's flat out genius, and even the occasional mis-spelling that MichaAl continually engages in, is all done for his brand awareness (:

Best advice I've read on this so far!

@ Michael Quarles, it only says "I buy houses" twice, where are the other 7 times, for brand awareness? (:

In my opinion, you're also underestimating window replacement costs by at least half, when accounting for labor

A house that size has perhaps 9-12 windows, at $80-160 per just for inexpensive vinyl. Plus labor, nails, calking, flushing tape - and all that provided windows fit exactly, which they only will if you special order, which takes 2-3 weeks. So you may want to get cracking on that decision like yesterday if you are to stay in your time frame.

Do you have wood or vinyl siding?

May want to consider replacing all interior/exterior door hardware for $100-200 total. Seems to be an expected thing in fresh flips, and easy enough to do yourself

@ Andrew Schultz

the handyman may not be licensed to perform the trade you require, so it's not an apples to apples comparison, especially if talking about a project that requires a pulled permit - i.e. new roof or electrical panel replacement

so, @ Mike B.:

will you automatically go with the lowest bidder? what will be your criteria for selecting a contractor, other then licensed, insured and reasonably priced?

all the bids i've gotten so far - including the ones I've actually hired ;) - came in pretty close together, and I would always get 3-7 bids, with the only exception of HVAC bid, which had a range of $7-20K

Would be interesting to follow if it's a thoughtful thread...

Can you give us the basics of the house - square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms and lot size, as well as what the scope of rehab work would be - i.e. what you plan to spend your estimated $19,000 for?

Here's the podcast with the author, the very first Bigger Pockets podcast - http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/17/losing-millions-house-flipping-podcast/

Listen to it for free, could help you decide