
15 June 2024 | 54 replies
Linwood Ave from Dave Koehn | PDF Attachment8/29/2016 - Received photos of 2021 Linwood Ave from Dave Koehn at Morris Invest8/29/2016 - Brian Freeman e-mails Dave Koehn of Morris Invest to take the Linwood property8/29/2016 - Nicole Meckley emails Brian purchase agreement8/30/2016 - Nicole Meckley emails Dan from Paramount Title9/7/2016 - Sale closing of Property9/12/2016 - Nicole Meckley sends me info for the cost to rehab; ($5,100) | Estimate Attachment | Wiring Instructions10/3/2016 - Nicole Meckley responds to Brian Freeman that the flip is now complete and they will send photos and start marketing the property;Note that the property never needed to be “marketed” as there was purportedly a tenant already in place at the time of sale of the property (see 12/13/2016 below)10/13/2016 - Nicole Meckley writes that the flip is complete and she only has a photo of the furnace because there’s a tenant in already;Note that if any rehab was done it was while there was a tenant occupying the property10/18/2016 - Nicole Meckley writes all of the contacts at Oceanpointe to start rent deposits;Note that Oceanpointe likely received and collected a month rent without remitting it to the new owner from closing date of 9/7/201610/31/2016 - I notify Morris Invest that I have already been cited by insurance for an improper dog breed;11/15/2016 - I write Clayton Morris that I never saw the before & after rehab photos; I ask for the lease paperwork.11/18/2016 - Bert Whalen tells me he will send me the photos personally;11/29/2016 - Nicole Meckley writes an email with photos after the flip that are of poor quality; she sends the repair estimate that states what was fixed; | Part 2 | Estimate11/29/2016 - Brian sends payment by wire via Wells Fargo $2,55012/13/2016 - I inform the Morris Invest team that I still do not have a copy of the lease;12/13/2016 - Clayton emails me a one page lease signed by a Kent Stork on 7/2/2016 (prior to my purchase of the property - I did not notice this at the time)Copy of lease4/17/17 I write to Clayton Morris informing him that the taxes doubled from the advertised taxes for the property;11/2/2017 - I write to Clayton informing him that I am being sued by the Marion County Health Department; | Copy of Summons and Complaint11/3/2017 I write to Clayton Morris asking if it’s normal to get sued by Marion County; he replies yes that his office handles it;11/3/2017 I write to Clayton Morris informing him that is was a surprise there were so many reported issues with the property;12/29/2017 - I inform Clayton / Oceanpointe that I was cited again and he tells me that they are working on it.

13 June 2024 | 0 replies
For the 10 year period spanning May 2014 through May 2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9.2% in that period.A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is sitting around 7% interest, which is down a bit from recent months, but still well above where we began 2024:The Fed monetary policy and rate decisions remain the biggest single driver of the residential real estate market overall.
12 June 2024 | 11 replies
In TX we can collect up to a double security deposit which I do for some tenants.

11 June 2024 | 2 replies
Does anyone have any recommendations for local investor friendly title companies in Riverside, CA that do both assignment of contract and double closing?

12 June 2024 | 9 replies
You wouldn’t double reserves but you might add an additional 30% per property because the more you have the more likely 2 big events happen at the same time.

11 June 2024 | 8 replies
My true log was not as much savings but he doubled my lost income at the same time.

11 June 2024 | 18 replies
I choose the calendar year I pay in based on where I am with deductions for the year; if I'm already maxed on deductions I hold the payment until January; that gives me potentially double deductions that year.
11 June 2024 | 2 replies
However, I would suggest double checking the rental income.
11 June 2024 | 7 replies
The only way I would accept that applicant is if their cosigner paid the rent up front with a double deposit.

11 June 2024 | 0 replies
Wire fraud is serious so be sure to double check the wiring information before you send the money.