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All Forum Posts by: Imran Ahmed

Imran Ahmed has started 6 posts and replied 68 times.

Post: Realpro in Florida bad people

Imran AhmedPosted
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Hi Olga
Quote from @Olga Lund:

Hi Erroll, 

can you please describe in more detail, what was the scenario? How is it they raised the price and how is it they kept your money?

I haven't bought anything from realpro.com yet. 

I did realize the proformas they put together aren't worth the paper it is written on.I am looking into multifamily and the rents are not honest it's just a projection of what it could be. The repair estimates are taken out of a thin air as well. As an example, they advertised an apartment complex for sale with about $100k in repairs. I went down to look at it and the buildings were not livable, the whole project to be scrapped and leveled down. most of the territory is unlivable and beyond any restoration.  So old and fallen apart, there are a couple of occupants in the two buildings living off the government paycheck, but it's definitely not going to pass any minimum standard conditions if ever thought of section 8 .... I am glad I looked at it, turned out to be way overpriced and absolutely not what they advertised. 

Grant it to them, buyer to do all the due diligence. 

BUT now I am looking into another property, multifamily. They told me I can do my due diligence during the option period/ feasibility study. which is pretty standard. BUT I can't look at it unless am under a contract! They don't go under a contract unless you wire them 10% of the offer price TO THEIR ATTORNEY IN FLORIDA... They don't even discuss anything or countering to you unless they got 10% of the offer in cash with their attorney, ( is this the point where they got to keep your cash because they wanted more money than you offered??) which still could be okay if I get my money back in case I don't like something during my feasibility study. However, I am reading the contract they sent me. ( disclosure - I am a broker ) The FIRST problem - property doesn't have an address as they advertised on their website. suppose to be 3 buildings with 24 units total. I looked up in the county records and that entire block is owned by the Housing Authority, so how are they separating a few buildings out?? It's not separate in the county records ... this alone is shady as F$$ck ..WHAT are they selling?? their contract only has a legal description as part of a different address as advertised. What property are they selling? Problem TWO - contract got a tonne of provisions where they CAN KEEP MY MONEY  in the escrow. And buyer ( me ) violating the agreement even if I go talk to the owners or whoever affiliated with the property and do my basic due diligence, which as sellers are not willing to give a basic answer about the property but encouraging the buyer to do the research, however, I can't talk to anyone otherwise I'm in violation and they can keep my 10% of the contract value ???! Geesh! How am i suppose to find out what units are rented, what units are not? how much they are rented for, how long is the lease term etc . 

Now I found your post here they kept your money? At this point, I feel VERY uneasy forking over $58k cash to these guys. 

Would you be willing to share the detail, how they kept your cash? 

 Hi Olga @Olga Lund would you share how did it turn out eventually? I am looking at couple deals from them as well and would be curious to know how did everything turn out from them until you close and if the property deeded properly in your name without much hassle ?

@Mike Conner couldn't agree more on 1% and market situation and thanks for your input on the location gives me more clarity now. I've been waiting year and half just to find a right property for a 1% where I could possible live for sometime too but as we know those don't exist in this market and if any pops up here and there are completely dedicated as rental property that I am not possibly ready to occupy as well. I am not married and don't have kids, with that respect was thinking if it would be right move to go for it, live there sometime do some upgrade and eventually leave renting the main house too but still that wouldn't even bring close to 1% unless make some good use of that land

well @Mike Conner I was looking at this multi on 1913 Talpeco Rd it got 2 acres to it seems like could be something owner occupied multi generational property? I don't know nothing about Tallahasse market even more importantly was wondering if thats a good area and appreciating part of the town to settle with that long term vision like that or rather going downhill? Would you live there if not why?

@Mike Conner what you think about N Tallahassee below Lake Jackson Camellia Gardens area specifically N Monroe st? Is that too rural or decently growing neighborhood ? 

they say they notified but I doubt there was any evidence to count on. Both agent and the seller was little loosey-goosey in terms of sorting this out well ahead and especially with this tenant and been praising highly from the beginning they are "good" people. The other side is singing a new lease with first, last and security.

Dear Landlords,

So I am getting my first property, a duplex in Flagler County, FL closing at the end of this month where I want to occupy one of the units from July 1st. One side's lease ends in June and they wanna renew for another year with bumped up rent but the other side is on month to month. I don't want the m/m unit to stay as I want to occupy the unit. They currently don't have anything in wiring with the current owner that says they are on m/m just staying based on word of mouth as I was told they've been good tenants. When I met them yesterday the m/m unit told he can't move out upon sale which is May 31st (even though was notified when the property went under contract) and needs one more month. My worry is what if he can't find a place or might even not be willing to move out during the end of June when I will try to move in as well as planned? I'd be basically homeless during that time even owning a home and have to keep fighting with the tenant until he moves out and God knows how much hassle that's gonna be given this pandemic and all that. My question is how would you handle this situation and the safest bet?

1. Ask the seller to move the closing date a month out with addendum that the side I want to occupy has been vacant on closing?

2. Would it be possible to craft a legal document stating he has to move out at the end of June with no further extension offered as the new owner would occupy the unit upon sale and have it signed by him?

3. I just didn't wanna be in an eviction fight right after getting the property while I won't have a place for myself to stay either. Even the above signed doc might not help my living situation if they can't move out in time so is it even worth considering ?

Originally posted by @Jeff Morelock:
Originally posted by @Imran Ahmed:

@Jeff Morelock inventory is generally low everywhere. Did you mean in Pensacola extra low now? Is that because more demand there from new people coming in? Why Pensacola then? 

I read somewhere recently that approximately 1000 people per day move to Florida. I am seeing a lot of buyers moving here from Texas and California. Maybe the people from Texas don't want too far from Texas don't want to be too far from Texas so they stop in the Pensacola area. There are also several military bases in the area so the rental market is good too.

 good to know. If asking price is just starting then how the appraisals are coming and closing rates are just curious? Because I recently put one in contract in Palm Coast where appraisal came 10K below the contracted price, good that seller agreed to meet in the middle

@Jeff Morelock inventory is generally low everywhere. Did you mean in Pensacola extra low now? Is that because more demand there from new people coming in? Why Pensacola then? 

Post: Anyone heard of realpro?

Imran AhmedPosted
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@Bailey Depping you just contradicted yourself up top you said you only take cash and hard money loan but now saying I can bring my finance even then how thats gonna work with your other req that after inspection I can't get my earners money back if I dont like what I find or be able to renegotiate ? People do inspection for a reason and if I can't back out with my earnest money after that why would I even do that ? I like doing inspection and appraisal. Why would somebody have to lose there earnest money on unseen/uninspected property that is backed by your greedy hard money lender trying to trap the buyer with 10% earnest money? I could do another downpayment with it for another property

Post: Investing In Tallahassee, FL

Imran AhmedPosted
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thanks @Tim Hall for chime in. Which neighborhood your 4/3 located ? Is it hard to get tenants for bigger units with higher number like this?