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All Forum Posts by: Ericka G.

Ericka G. has started 40 posts and replied 348 times.

Post: ATL Rental Arbitrage Opportunity - STR or MTR

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279

Offering a furnished Atlanta 4/2 home for rental aribtrage. Prime ITP location. Walking distance to Tyler Perry studios and one block from MARTA station.

Previous arbitrage tenant ran an Airbnb with great success.  Would love to keep it furnished and running with the right host, otherwise it will go back to being a traditional rental.

Reach out if you are interested in learning more.

Post: Great Investment Opportunity: Atlanta Triplex

Ericka G.Posted
  • Investor
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279

Hi all,

I’m selling  a solid triplex in ATL, it’s a good money maker and occupied by solid tenants. Excellent curb appeal.  All are on month to month leases offering the new owner flexibility.

I’m an investor and open to offering seller financing.  This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to house hack or just cash flow a triplex (2/2.5,2/2.5,1/1). Ask $425k. Gross rents: $43,800 annually - a bit below market due to longer term tenants.

Reach out if you are interested in learning more.  Just listed today - would love to work with another investor. 


Post: Any landlords in Atlanta interested in doing a sublease?

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279

Hi there,

I have a unit in Atlanta coming available that I previously arbitraged to another STR operator. It is fully furnished and ready to go if you'd like to take a look. 4/2 house right by Tyler Perry studios and one block from MARTA station.

Let me know if you have any interest 

Post: Contractor responsibility or mine?

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279

Contractor updated our master bathroom and during the electrical work, power was lost in another room of the house.  They came back to restore power to the other room and now the outlet in the bathroom doesn’t work, lol.  They want us to pay $700 for the electrician but it seems unfair that we have to pay to fix something that they “broke” and still isn’t working properly (outlet in bathroom not working).  We have used this contractor for several projects and they do good work and might need them for another. Would you A. pay the $700 on the condition they also get the bathroom outlet working B. Fight to pay nothing?

Post: Virgin Islands Investors on BP?

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
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Recently bought a property in st croix and would love to connect with other investors in the area.  Anyone else on here investing in st croix or the USVI?

Post: Thoughts on Detroit??

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279

I agree with @Joe Villeneuve and others here that METRO Detroit is an amazing place to invest (i.e. the suburbs) but I do NOT recommend the city of Detroit to newbie out of state investors.  Start with the burbs and you will be good.  you can still find deals in B and C communities that pass the 1% rule.

I had several properties in Westland and Romulus and had great luck managing them remotely.  I sold last year for double and triple what I paid for each property but had great experiences for the 5-7 years I was invested in those communities.  I had the same cleaning crew and handyman service all units for the entire 7 years and found the people/neighbors to be excellent.  
In contrast, I also own and manage properties in ATL (where I live most of the year and also love) but am lucky if I can keep a cleaner or handyman for a year…the people I met in MI are next level loyal/reliable.  

Focus on burbs that have modest but well built homes, decent schools, low crime, and easy to work with local govs within ~20 mins of the city.  3/1 and 3/2 are the sweet spot in terms of size.  Should be able to buy for $120k or less (basically move in ready) and get $1200-1500+/mos depending on area.

Post: Dealbreaker? Ocean views with power lines

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
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Quote from @Dustin P.:

Are there any comparable properties that also have those powerlines in the way that you can use to determine how big of a deal it is?

Good point. None that I’ve seen/noticed in the comps but I will check again…

Post: Dealbreaker? Ocean views with power lines

Ericka G.Posted
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  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279
Quote from @Jon Martin:
Quote from @Ericka G.:
Quote from @Jon Martin:

Not ideal, but I wouldn't say it's a dealbreaker for guests if it's in a popular area and has everything else going for it. Plenty of California beach neighborhoods have horrendous power lines in the view line and that doesn't seem to slow it down. Those power lines are actually not too bad- I've got absolute ratnests in my beach neighborhood and the rates are still outrageous. 

Good to know, thanks for the input.  Can u share some of the beach zip codes you are referencing and I will take a look on Airbnb, etc.  that will help me get an idea of the potential impact on rates.

 Zip code is 93442, north end. 

Yeah, it’s hideous, but at the end of day I still thoroughly enjoy drinking a beer (and morning coffee) while enjoying this view! 

Can’t think of other zip codes off the top of my head but this is not unusual. This is one of the less expensive beach destinations in the southern half of California and STRs in this neighborhood still average $60-80K+/year. 

Wow that is definitely hurting the view but good to know that Airbnb can still work even with obscured views

Post: Dealbreaker? Ocean views with power lines

Ericka G.Posted
  • Investor
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279
Quote from @Jon Martin:
Quote from @Reed Vennel:

See if you can find out who owns the powerline and pay to bury it yourself! Found an article that said it cost FEMA $11k per mile. $5k to bury the 1/4 mile surrounding your new house could be an amazing ROI project.

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to bury a 5.5-mile segment of line in Beadle County just west of Huron. The cost of the burying the line was approximately $11,570 per mile"
https://www.fema.gov/case-stud...




 That sounds inexpensive and will greatly depend on what they need to dig up. In Manhattan Beach (LA), homeowners were assessed ~$25-30K to their property taxes amortized over 25 years. Ouch! 

Looks like PR or Virgin Islands and maybe just a simple dig and drop, so probably less expensive and less red tape than California. Absolutely worth it. 

Yep, this is VI…will definitely check as it could be a good value add. I didn’t realize we could just bury a quarter mile possibly.

Post: Dealbreaker? Ocean views with power lines

Ericka G.Posted
  • Investor
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Posts 353
  • Votes 279
Quote from @Reed Vennel:

See if you can find out who owns the powerline and pay to bury it yourself! Found an article that said it cost FEMA $11k per mile. $5k to bury the 1/4 mile surrounding your new house could be an amazing ROI project.

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to bury a 5.5-mile segment of line in Beadle County just west of Huron. The cost of the burying the line was approximately $11,570 per mile"
https://www.fema.gov/case-stud...

Great tip!