
21 October 2011 | 4 replies
You may be able to count on fairly consistent numbers similar to what was given, but you have to be prepared to have 0 or negative cash flow every now and again when a big ticket item happens like the tenant who not only needs to be evicted but destroys the apartment before he goes.

1 November 2011 | 12 replies
You went through the effort of itemizing the needed repairs, I would't expect anyone to do a take-off for you on this extensive list.

19 February 2012 | 16 replies
Their prices are absurdly low and the techniques they use work… Luckily most visitors will quickly leave the site to find a company that speaks the traditional English language.

10 November 2011 | 31 replies
So, yes it is a long-term cash play.My business model targets distressed properties that are in need of much rehab and therefore are not able to be financed by a traditional lender.

28 October 2011 | 7 replies
ANY agent or associate broker real estate activity has to be ran through the principal brokerage.At least it's this way in my state.You will get companies who try to not disclose involvement or only say they have a small involvement in an LLC etc.The bottom line is there MUST be disclosure that the agent has an interest in the group wholesaling.In our state the reason is we must disclose to the seller we have an interest because we are considered more well trained in negotiations than a traditional buyer.Also you can be disclosing an undisclosed fiduciary duty to another party in the transaction the seller doesn't know about.Example if the buyer is my family,business partner etc.

31 October 2011 | 9 replies
If one of my direct buys from the asset manager, I either take it or I don't, no contingencies.One thing to note: Almost all the banks have their own addendums and in them, they have pre-set items in them.

29 October 2011 | 2 replies
This is important because the depth of frost penetration may or may not be an item of concern when determining the repair type (depth of repair, etc).

10 November 2011 | 8 replies
Travis, I've done a lot of research and talking with mortgage companies regarding mortgaging small amounts like what you have done here and I'd say you did pretty good - probably about the best that can be done with traditional financing for such a small amount (relative to the amount financed for average home mortgages).

4 November 2011 | 16 replies
Based on the numbers you provided, an all-in cost (acquisition of $50k plus rehab of $22k) is $72k which is 58% of the ARV (the low end you stated) which makes for an extremely good deal if the numbers are what you stated.I would also add that $22k for the work you mentioned seems low to me unless you are working with very low end items.

5 November 2011 | 5 replies
Does tenant pay for it all including hvac and capx or are those two items + anything else "major", the landlords responsibility?