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7 June 2018 | 0 replies
I'm new and I want to buy my first property for dirt cheap. how do I get past the horrible site of the inside and focus on the possibilities.
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26 June 2018 | 3 replies
Doing some preliminary scoping online for example...the following is straight off the MLS…2010 Todd St Greensboro NC3 beds / 1 bath asking price 65,000Taxes 785Seems like it could bring in 700 / monthThose familiar with this market...is this a horrible area, do homes rent out easily, is this somewhat typical?
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13 June 2018 | 6 replies
Counties use it for land trusted to non-developement.While they may not be 'illegal in all 50 states' they are often a horrible vehicle to get you where you're trying to go.
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9 June 2018 | 9 replies
Also found that they replaced area vinyl under at kitchen table with a completely different style and color of vinyl...looked horrible and I ended up redoing the whole unit.
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11 June 2018 | 3 replies
.$40.000 - Purchase price$1.400 - Purchase closing costs$10.000 - Repair costs$2.000 - Holding costs$3.900 - Commissions$975 - Sale closing costs$58.275 - Total Costs$65.000 - Sale Price (I split the difference in your range)$6.725 - Profit before personal taxes $53.400 - Total cash invested (Total costs - commissions - sale closing costs)12.59% - ROI (again assuming no financing)The ROI is not horrible but one thing goes wrong or if you are off on your sales number by just 5% and you lose ALL your profit and take a loss on this as a flip.The property you are mentioning should be a rental based on the limited numbers you provided.
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11 June 2018 | 1 reply
The 5.75% sounds a little high, but isn't horrible.
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12 June 2018 | 13 replies
$100/month free cash flow on $150-$200K of capital invested is actually worse than horribly.
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23 June 2018 | 3 replies
Not horrible, but it will be something.
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25 June 2018 | 1 reply
I know it’s not a horrible problem to have but I also don’t want to turn it into a horrible problem.Would love to hear any advice especially if someone has had a similar situation.
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16 December 2020 | 16 replies
Has anyone ever dealt with these horrible things?