All Forum Posts by: Allen Maris

Turning property over now to clean it up, will be ready in a couple weeks. Looking for outright sale or will consider lease option. Property is in good condition, (not freshly renovated though). Had long time tenant in for 4 years @ $1275 and could have raised the rent. 

3+2, fireplace, pool, clovis school district (huge plus). 

There are some old pics on Zillow from 4 years ago.

Thanks, @Chris Williams!

Hello, long time tenant has vacated and the house needs a trash out & haul away, cleaning and painting and painting cabinets.

Anyone have crew available or any recommendations?

House is in Clovis in Fresno. I'm probably going to do lease option for the right tenant or just outright sale.

Thanks!

Hi Stephen,
Welcome! I've been working in the fresno/clovis area for the last 7 years. Let me know if I can offer any advice.

Hi Chris, welcome to BP.

@Account Closed, I think you can find properties all over SB and Ventura county. Santa Barbara proper is a bit difficult since things get snapped up pretty quick, so there's not a lot of motivation to sell for a big discount. I'm more focused on the Santa Ynez valley since that's close to home, Lompoc and Santa Maria. I've talked with other investors that go further north closer to SLO, but that's getting too far for me to drive if I end up fixing. I just don't have the motivation to drive an hour everyday to be at a property. 

I'm also investing in Fresno area, but only because my dad is there and is my boots on the ground dealing with that stuff.

Hi Blake,

Welcome to BP and investing. I don't think you'll get many people shooting down your dreams here. This is a great community. You'll probably find that in the general public though, so keep your head up and keep going for your goals. Quantifying the steps is a great way to get there. 

I can tell you that SB County is a tough market for wholesaling. Of course it can be done, but it takes work and persistence. I did a year's worth of direct marketing, yellow letters and post cards and only had a few calls, none were motivated at all, so no deals through that route. One person even got my broker to fire me!  

There are opportunities, you'll just have to work hard to find them. Talk to everyone and tell them you're buying houses, something will shake out.

There are a lot more experienced wholesalers on here so I'll let them chime in with their expertise. 

Allen