All Forum Posts by: Stephen Marlin

Greetings,

I am very new to real estate investing and currently absorbing a lot of books, webinars, and podcasts in order to immerse myself in information. I am now just starting to look through loopnet.com to analyze potential properties to see if they are a good or bad deals.  But I have a bit of a silly question.  I am looking at a property in Burbank, CA. I went to the Los Angeles County Assessor Portal to see what the annual property tax is so I could include it in the BP calculator.  However, I am just not sure what number I am looking for on the site.  Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

STEPHEN

Welcome. I too am in Los Angeles and currently consuming books, taking advantage of BP webinars and podcasts, and reading blogs.  Lots to learn. Best of luck.

STEPHEN

Thank you, Adriel. Much appreciated. Funny thing ... I did just that today. There is a home around the corner that is being flipped. They took it down to the studs. Been watching the progress and seems to be moving at a reasonable pace. I pulled over today to ask who the GC was. However, they just have me the name of the entity flipping. The LLC. I will continue to look around for great GC. Thank you.

Best,

STEPHEN

Ben,

Whoa!  That is amazing. Looks great. I am brand new to BP and - like you did -  reading lots of books to learn as much as I can.  I am in Los Angeles.  I hope to do my first deal this year ... once I feel comfortable enough with all the knowledge I am ingesting.  Thank you for your post. I find it extremely helpful.  

Best,

Stephen 

Hi Adriel,

I am brand spanking new to the world of REI and I'm currently reading a bunch of books to learn/absorb as much as I can. I own my primary residence, which is a single family home in Tarzana that I purchased around 2011. I figured if I was ever going to buy 2011 was the time as the market was beginning to come back. Very glad I did because the house has appreciated quite a lot. : )

Having lived in the area for a few years now I've noticed so many homes  in the Tarzana & Woodland Hills area that appear to be very distressed. So... it occurred to me that this might be a good area to look and learn and one day - hopefully - jump right in.

That being said, I looked at your before & after pictures.  Amazing!!  Looks great!   Do you have a GC that you work with and highly recommend?  If so, I'd love to get that information.  As I read a bunch a books I figured I could also begin to build a list of potential go-to people... contractors/subs, inspectors, etc.

Hope to hear from you.

Best,

STEPHEN