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All Forum Posts by: Charles P.

Charles P. has started 1 posts and replied 10 times.

Post: BP Meetup-South Side Chicago 3/1/16

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

Shucks, missed this one, looking forward to the next one though.

Post: insulate old house or not?

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

Hi, First check out the site http://dsireusa.org/ they maintain a database of programs for energy efficiency state by state. Then find and get an energy audit done on the house that's not too expensive, some utilities will do these as mentioned earlier. You can check out BPI.org to find a certified home tester in your area. They will help you determine a scope of work for the property.

Thanks

Post: Rental House purchase good or not?

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

Don't forget to try running it thru the bigger pockets calculator!

Post: What Do I Do Next???

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

That sounds like such a good idea. Everybody wins. This is why I love this site.

Post: Fleas

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

This is way late but salt sprinkled on the floor will wipe them out with 3 apps every 3 days or so.  Vac between each one and keep the vac in the garage until you toss the bag.

Post: Interested in purchasing my first Quadplex and need advice!

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

what numbers do you get when you run them through the rental calculator?; it's a great tool to take the uncertainty and emotion out of the deal!

Post: Chicago Meetup for August

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

Hope to make my first meeting. Looking forward to meeting everyone!!

Post: Chicago Meetup Group Member sells her first "Fix and Flip" deal

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

Congrats to both of you!! As mentioned earlier the power of networking is astounding! 

Post: Hello All - Newbie from Chicago Illinois

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

Thanks so much J. I love the Bay Area, cool people and I am fiending for some "Taste of the Himalayas" food at that little place in Sonoma. 

Post: Hello All - Newbie from Chicago Illinois

Charles P.Posted
  • Contractor
  • Southfield, MI
  • Posts 10
  • Votes 3

I discovered this great site awhile back verifying info I heard in a Sean Terry podcast. Wow! Here it all is. I've been through the UB Guide and the wholesaling, rehabbing podcasts and forum threads. Going back to listen to the multifamily casts soon. I am open to all types of investing while focusing slightly more on rehabbing since I want to start a design build firm (high performance residential). 

I am extremely excited to begin engaging with all yall in the BP sphere. I grew up in Detroit, Mi and on a farm just outside Lynchburg, Va in the summer. Got bit by the construction bug working in a weatherization program in Detroit but wound working quite a few years in IT which was a blast.

Currently searching for properties in the area whose numbers work out. I'm also building my team to support this investing endeavor. 

Thanks everybody! Looking forward to talking and working with you!