All Forum Posts by: Jeff Lipple

Welcome to the forums @Will Mixson! Great idea trying to bring value to others, that's the best way to have people want to work with you. @Sterling White is right if you go to a meet up or two you shouldn't have a hard time finding someone. Is there something specific you want to learn? I could probably point you in the right direction. Are you in Mt. Morris,? That seems pretty far from Detroit. I know a couple of great meet ups in Troy and Detroit.

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Hi @Mohammed Kassem welcome to the forums. I'm a full time wholesaler in metro Detroit. What area of Michigan will you be in? Feel free to PM with any questions!

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Hey Joe, shoot me a message and I'll see if I can help or find someone that can.

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@Aaron Treloar

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I'm a full time wholesaler and come across many properties and buyers in Warren. Big city with great neighborhoods, rough neighborhoods and in between so there's usually something that will appeal to most.

@Brian Godlewski I come across plenty of deals in Macomb. Feel free to reach out anytime if there's something I can do to help!

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Originally posted by @Chris Ramos:

Good Question.

I buy a lot of rental properties in Michigan and here are a few things I'm trying to get my management company to offer to me and the rest of their clients. House sitters - When my properties go vacant I often board them up but that's like a huge neon sign saying come rob me. One of my contractors offers this for free if he does the rehab and if not then he charges $100 per week. He has people that bounce from property to property and for years they live for free and he deals with any hassles that might come up and vets out his house sitters.

Next service - Semi Annual gutter cleaning and maintenance. In Utah I'm trying to keep all the vegetation alive, in Michigan I'm trying to keep it cut back. I never knew trees could grow in rain gutters. It's important to have them cleaned out, secured and diverted away from the house. I need this done every spring and then every fall just after all the trees lose their leaves. I pay about $200 per house for one level houses and $250 per house that has a second level. These are normally about 1000 to 1500 sq. ft. homes.
If you take photos of before and after it helps the client feel like they are spending money for something worthwhile. Also keep in mind the grading next to the house if it's on a negative slope then you could add that as an additional service by adding dirt and around the foundation and to give it a proper slope away from the house. Diverting gutters and correct slope around the foundation have helped me remedy water intrusion on 95% of my properties.

I think with your background in Lawn Maintenance that these would be good additions to your business. Hope this helps.

Hi Chris, I'm a full time wholesaler in Michigan. If you buy properties in Metro Detroit I would recommend taking a look at Castle and Epic Property Management. If there's any thing I can do to help, let me know!

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Hi @Angelica Osusky I'm a wholesaler in Michigan, winters can be tough, but you can flip all year round. One of the benefits is you don't really have to put much or any money into landscaping during the winter. You do have to deal with delays sometimes or worry about if it will be too cold to paint or ensuring you don't let water pipes freeze. It can be done though!

@Eric Liebich is a friend of mine and wholesaler and full time investor in the Chicago are he can probably help when you start looking to purchase properties. Good luck!

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Hi @Adam Conole I'm a full time wholesaler in south east Michigan. A book I think you may like is: The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller. If there's anything else I can do to help, let me know!

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Hi @Account Closed I'm a full time wholesaler in Michigan. I just recently sold my duplex to an investor in Colorado and am now selling another one of my personal rentals in Kalamazoo where rent is over 2.3% of purchase price. Hard to beat some of these Michigan properties. If there's anything I can ever do to help, let me know!

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