All Forum Posts by: Matthew Espana

Ozzy, 

I apologize for the late reply but I ended up cold calling contractors in my area and got caught up in the thick of it all. I have gotten my contractor and am wrapping up my project. 

However, I will definitely keep you in mind in regard to kitchen cabinets and flooring for my projects in the near future. 

Thanks!

Hi everyone, 

I just got the keys to my condo in East Lakeview and needed some small work to be done - nothing too extensive but was still hoping to go through a contractor. NEEDED: the interior painted - including kitchen cabinets (600 sq ft); old tile shower removed and new tub/wall insert, and glass sliding door installed, and quartz countertop with 6-inch riser installed. 

Any contractor recommendations would be highly appreciated! If you are a contractor yourself and interested, please PM me I would love to get on this as soon as possible! Thank you! 

@Jacob Sherman, Sub-to

Hi, 

Yes, I recently made an offer on a property and proposed sub-to and was met with strong hesitation. I ended up making a conventional offer and hoping to bring sub-to up again once in contract and see if maybe they're more willing to engage or consider. However, I recently also saw a property that I think is perfect for sub-to, in that its been on market over 100 days and is listed for almost the same amount they bought it back in 2022. However, I am not sure how to approach them. Do I simply tell my agent to ask theirs how much they owe and how much are their payments to see if it even makes sense for me to pursue it and possibly use it as a rental or is there a way to get make a very strong guess and not bother the agent with those questions before having a strong guess first? I guess I just need some guidance, but am very much ready to buy via this financing if possible. Thank you! 

Hi, 

I am interested in connecting with anyone who has midterm rentals in the Bakersfield area. I looking into converting a condo into one in the near future and would love to chat with some MTR hosts. Please feel free to PM me. 

Thanks!

Hi, 

I'm looking for any real estate investors in Bakersfield who have had any experience with creative finance and/or routinely use creative finance such as sub-to to fund their deals. Please feel free to send PM, I am looking to connect. 

Thanks. 
 

Hello everyone, 

I'm looking for REI meetups anywhere in Bakersfield,CA. I appreciate any and all reccomendations.

Thank you!

Hi everyone, 

I'm looking for recommendations for a solid residential rental agreement PDF. Preferably one that I can just plug in my specifics. I've read that many use pre-drafted documents found online as an easier solution to making one of their own. If any one can recommend some that they might have used I would really appreciate it. I'm also open to hearing if this is a bad idea if anybody thinks so. THANK YOU! ( I am located in California)
 

Hi all, 

I am looking to get started investing in long term rental properties. However, when analyzing deals what seems to confuse me most is determining accurate rental rates. Zillow offers Zillow rents, but I don't know how accurate those predictions are? Furthermore, in the area I'm looking to invest in, most zip codes have both very nice and not so nice parts of them so looking into the zip code does not feel as secure either. Can anyone offer any tips or advice on they're most sure what a house will rent for? 

thank you!