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All Forum Posts by: Dakota Workman

Dakota Workman has started 1 posts and replied 2 times.

Thanks for everyone's replies so far. I am being more cautious with this, just to throw it out there, since I've read plenty of horror stories about auctions. Definitely don't wanna get a bad deal. I do wanna say, when I mentioned earlier about the 2650 in rent, I meant from tenants. It's got every unit with tenants in it, in my untrained eye, that means the place is at least a bit up to par. But I'm inexperienced, so I can't just take that at face value, thinking just because it has tenants, that it'll be worth having. Because like Bob said, they may not even be paying any rent and that would be TERRIBLE for a new guy like me, so I see how he's right in that regard. 

My max bid, if I got the funds, would have been no larger than 100k, if around that. Using that 1 percent rule I hear, to make sure you make money back on the rent thats paid. I'll definitely look around for someone more experienced and show them the place and what they think about it. Probably the safer, smarter option. 

There is an auction in about a month for a 6 unit building, fully rented out as far as I know, for 2650 a month. Thing is, I know auctions all have their own set of rules and such. And it's an online bid type of auction. While in trying to learn about Wholesaling, I'd like to dive into the investment end of Real Estate as well. 

Guess I'm asking for a bit of help or info from anyone who's done a lot of auctions and if there are loans out there to fund such an investment, whatever it ends up being, within reason? Any help is appreciated. I'm a newbie, just trying to make smart decisions.