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All Forum Posts by: Louis Puma

Louis Puma has started 1 posts and replied 11 times.

Post: 1st Property Maybe?

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

If you were able to talk them down to $225K you would hit your 1% gross monthly rent number. 

Post: Real estate tax specialist or accountant

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

I haven't used her personally, but I had a fellow BP member in the area give a referral to Liz Daniel. http://www.lizdanielcpa.com

Post: Newbie Investor from South Florida - Need help with an attack plan!!!!

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

Hey Carlos, welcome to BP.

You might want to consider J Scott's "flipping formula" for the Maximum Purchase Price (the most you should buy a property for) which is as follows:

MPP = Sales price - Fixed Costs - Desired Profits - Rehab Costs, where

Sales Price equals the conservative estimate of what I can sell the property for (not necessarily the price I’ll list it for!).

Fixed Costs equal all the costs, fees, and commissions that I can expect to pay during the project.

Desired Profit is the minimum amount of money I want to make off the project when it’s complete.

Rehab Costs are the material and labor costs required to rehab the property into resale condition.

"As an example, let’s say that I have a property I’m considering purchasing. I believe I can easily resell it in rehabbed condition for $100,000. Additionally, I know my fixed costs to be about $17,000 , my desired minimum profit is $15,000, and I’ve estimated the rehab costs to be about $18,000.

In this case, my maximum purchase price is:

MPP = $100,000 – $17,000 – $15,000 – $18,000

MPP = $50,000

So, if I can purchase this property for $50K or less, I’ll jump on the deal."

Post: Hey who's that new guy in Minneapolis??

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

Hey Ryan, welcome! I'm in a similar situation as you in the "education" stage, trying to read and learn as much as I can about the real estate investment business. 

Couple of suggestions - check out the Bigger Pockets podcasts. I've been listening to them on my way to work for the past couple of weeks and they are a great resource. Start from episode 1 and work your way through them. 

Books - I would check out the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginners guide if you haven't already, there's a lot of good general information about a number of different topics regarding Real Estate Investment and strategy. (I swear Bigger Pockets isn't paying me to say this :-P) 

I'm currently reading J Scott's "The Book on Flipping Houses". It has been a great read so far. The thing I like about the book is that it offers a lot of practical information that is going to get you started on actually doing deals. A lot of the real estate books I have read are more theory rather than practice. This one is exactly the opposite. 

Again, welcome to BP and I wish you all the best in your real estate investing endeavors! 

Post: New Article: Austin Tx Is Most Over Valued RE Market

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

@Rod Desinord - I know what you mean. It's gotten pretty out of hand down here. Seems like good deals on the MLS are few and far between in this market.

Post: Tile floor install: DIY or hire a contractor?

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

Maybe hire a contractor and watch them do it to gain some insight for future tile projects. To me it just seems like a pretty big job to tackle for someone who is unsure...you run the risk of messing up and setting yourself back. So I would say spend the extra money to hire the contractor, watch & learn, and start doing smaller tile jobs until you are confident enough to take on a project like this. 

Post: general contracor . should I become RE Agent?

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

There are advantages and disadvantages to getting your real estate license as an investor. I think most people will tell you it's worth it to go ahead and get it. You can read more about the advantages and disadvantages at this blog post from J scott: 

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/2/24/...

Post: New Investor in Daytona - Jacksonville

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

Hey Mark welcome aboard! I'm in a similar situation as you...prospective real estate investor (newbie) working a 9-5 and reading a lot of books and listening to a lot of podcasts. I'm in the south florida area which is a pretty tough market for new RE investors to break into unless you have a lot of capital. From what I hear the market is a lot different up there in north Florida. Jacksonville seems to be a pretty booming. Best of luck!

Post: What state to buy my first investment property to cash flow?

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

@Neil Patrick

I was listening to Podcast #17 with @Jeff Brown this morning and this was one of the topics discussed on the show. Jeff really likes the Texas market. He mentioned San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas-Ft Worth in particular. Might be something worth exploring.

Good luck!

Post: Moving to Jensen Beach, Florida!

Louis PumaPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Posts 11
  • Votes 3

@Account Closed, welcome to the South Florida market! I'm a newbie looking to buy my first property, but I am willing to help in any way that I can.

Touching on what Mitchell said, there doesn't seem to be many investor-friendly deals in the Palm Beach County area, but there seems to be more promise in the counties to the north such as Martin County and St Lucie County. This is just based on the casual research I have done on the Zillow and Trulia sites. Maybe if you talked to a realtor or had some creative marketing you might be able to find some better deals.

Either way, best of luck to you in your new ventures! Feel free to connect with me to network.

Regards,

Louis Puma

(561) 797-7766