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All Forum Posts by: Eric Pinter

Eric Pinter has started 3 posts and replied 66 times.

Post: Does a Short Sale Need to be Listed on the MLS

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

Many times the short selling lender will REQUIRE that the property be listed in the MLS.

Post: Trouble with a partner

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

Sell the property and never do it again.  Others might disagree, but I suggest against holding long-term properties with a partner.  It is sometimes ok for shorter term deals, but not buy & hold.  

Post: Door knocking on pre foreclosure properties?

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

That is how I got started 12 years ago.  It was time consuming and relatively fruitless.  I did buy a few properties that way, but I stopped doing it quickly because I figured out much better ways to find deals.

Post: What would you do?

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

I can't really give an estimate of value (real estate regulations).  If I were to buy it (which I considered a while back), I would buy it with the hope of getting a little over $200k for it.  But I would get all the tile out and make it nice again.

Post: REI friendly Insurance Company in the Little Rock area?

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

I use Mark Prewett at Roberson Insurance in Benton.

Post: What would you do?

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

I know the property.  

Commercial:  probably too far out to ever be really valuable as commercial.  It's possible, but I wouldn't hold my breath.  It is a decent corner though.  The problem is that by the time you pay for the property now, fix it up to live in it, it will be worth more as a house than the underlying land by itself (as it would be valued for commercial use).

Subdividing:  if you could also get the piece behind it, it would be better.  You will have to run infrastructure (streets to city specs, sewer, water, lighting, curbs, guttering, etc) if you subdivide it into multiple lots.  You don't have enough land to make it profitable.  And the lots you will have created will never sell for $47k.  You might get $15k-$20k if everything goes perfectly.

Another option:  Split the lot in 1/2.  Keep the house and the driveway on the northern 1/2, then you've got a decent sized lot you could sell on the southern 1/2.  Since that lot fronts the street, you won't have to run any infrastructure.  And the city may allow you to split it "in house" without having to take it through the full subdivision planning rigamarole since it will only be 1 extra lot.  Then you could sell the lot, or try to get that 1 lot rezoned into office (or commercial, but I doubt it will fly).

House:  man, that thing is so full of ugly tile.  You are going to have to rip all that junk out of there and redo it.  And it's a big house, so it won't be cheap.  I can tell you that your repair estimate is way way low.  Any time you are dealing with a house over 3000 sq ft, there is not much you can do for $15k.

Post: New member from Cabot, Arkansas!

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

Hi @Deborah Hardin . I'm the investor from law school that Chuck had lunch with last week.  Glad to see you here.

Post: Hi. Experienced investor from Little Rock, Arkansas

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

@Ariel S. I almost bought one in Dover this week, but it didn't work out.  I plan on doing more in Pope County and possibly Yell County.

Post: Washer and dryer in rental property

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

In condos and small units in multi-family complexes, I provide them (usually just a stack unit). In any SFR, I don't. But I do know those who have rentals in college towns that provide them in SFR.

Post: First flip help!

Eric PinterPosted
  • Investor, Attorney, Broker
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 41

I would get rid of the tile and the old vent and sheetrock the wall.  You'll spend just as much effort & $ trying to mask an ugly situation as you will just fixing it right.  Doing it right will help it sell faster & will help develop your reputation as doing good work.