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All Forum Posts by: Warren Currier

Warren Currier has started 2 posts and replied 62 times.

Post: Real Estate Coaching

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Hello Veronica: By chance I visited this page today and saw some thoughts we shared about one year ago and now I am wondering if you have been able to advance the way you wanted to. I hope so!  

I moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles for work and am keen to figure out some smart real estate moves. Please reply here or wherever if you want to think out-loud.

W,

Post: Real Estate Coaching

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31
Originally posted by @Anne Jackson:

I have the same question!!  Anyone? 

Anne, I will say it'll help to know what sort of deals you may have done or ay least what sort of deals you have seen done that you want to copy. I believe you mentioned wholesaling and/or flipping as being of interest. So, again, i'll ask this: What are the sort of deals you're aware of that you want to do? Where do you want to pull-off your deal? What will it look like? 

Perhaps some ideas you can share of what you see in your mind will trigger others to share something.

Post: Google NO. But BiggerPockets website works in China.

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Until I received this message I saw BP as a smart resource never as 'last resort'... and now I wonder if we have BP users in China, other than my friend Jo.

Post: Google NO. But BiggerPockets website works in China.

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

A Chinese friend of mine, who lives permanently in California, recently wrote to me on an extended trip to Beijing:

"In China it is just so seperate and inconvenient without google, gmail and YouTube. Bank accounts normally work, but when the bank suspects the IP address, they blocked the account, too. (Recently when I was in Taiwan, I could use google, YouTube and twitter etc., just as we were in USA. In China BP is the only place where it was not blocked but access the website is very slow. I will try to write to you through BP"

Post: Painter new to bigger pockets

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Ask on the site. 

Post: Painter new to bigger pockets

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Did you watch: "How to Make Your First $5,000/mo in Income Through Real Estate Investing!"... last night?

Post: Painter new to bigger pockets

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Hey Jamaal, 

It'd be great to know what kind of painting you are doing these days, what you've done to date, what you dream of doing. I don't have any property in Washington but family members do and BP is a great place to let people know you are out there.

Warren

Post: Are you feeling grateful?

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Jonathan Bowen,

This is an interesting post for a real estate forum. Life happens, right? 

I hope things get better for you, if that makes sense. 

Post: I lose $20k/year - help me w/ my strategy!

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Hello Laura, 

Similar to your story, I currently have four homes, all rented out, all with fixed-rate loans, all low maintenance with really good tenants, all solid in appreciation, situated in economically growing markets, that combined are worth about $3MM. Unlike your three, mine are not costing me $56 per day. They're somewhat better than breakeven, not sure how much. Don't really care. I enjoy a similar W2 income, $550-650K/yr. 

Your Venice property costs about $231.00 per day and it's currently bring in about $226.66 per day. I'll suggest that this 'daily rate' can be increased given idea generation and or proper management. 

From your words I'm going to guess that the falls into this sort of a description: "The bungalow is tucked in the quiet neighborhood on one of the nicest streets in Venice. It’s a short walk to Abbot Kinney's coffee shops, restaurants and shopping. Add on another few minutes to get to world-famous Venice Beach".

Knowing the Westside over forty years and specifically, knowing the heartbeat of Venice Beach daily and monthly rates, I'd be inclined to suggest you can find someone who's there, who can make it all work out for you. Someone who can exploit all of the advantages, resources, strengths of this property. 

By increasing the income of that one property you'll eventually increase your equity, possibly assist a lender in calculating a better rate on a refi. 

Whatever you decide to do I wish you well.

Post: How much home can you buy in your city for $200,000?

Warren CurrierPosted
  • Developer
  • Union Point, MA
  • Posts 62
  • Votes 31

Not much right now! I bought a nice little one-bedroom condo at 1933 CommAve (near Chestnut Hills Reservoir) for $245K in 2010, and now I can sell it for $420K in a week. The rent has always been about $2200 per month.