
31 July 2024 | 2 replies
It might be easier to treat it as a full scenario with Purchase price, Down payment, Term, Prorgam, occupany, number of units/rents per door, Taxes/Insurance (Any flood, HOA) etc.

1 August 2024 | 8 replies
Great guy and an excellent agent.

28 July 2024 | 21 replies
Keep in mind many agents probably 50% do not get a license to become full time.. they do it part time or for something to do.

31 July 2024 | 13 replies
The main house is completed and as far as labor, I spent $40,000 on just labor and that includes everything from full gut demo to finishes.We are talking about a 4BD, 3BTH two story 2400 ft.² home with a bonus room.This was a full gut job, replaced…12 Windows (new construction)2 sliding doorsTook out all carpet throughout.Took out this ugly 2” thick tile from half of the downstairs portion.Removed popcorn throughout the entire houseTook one wall downA little framing workReplaced entry door 80” x 92”Drywall patchingSmooth drywall work50 recessed lightingAll electrical neededAll plumbing neededNew cement walkway instead of one walk to the front door I created two steps with two lights in each step.Install kitchen cabinets, excluding countertopInstall all three vanities3 bathtubs with one being a modern standalone tub in the masterAll tile work (bathroom wall & floor, kitchen backsplash)Installing of all hardware, faucets, showerheads, etcInstalled 8 single panel doors with hardwareAdding self-leveler after tearing out that thick tileNew LVP flooring throughout the entire house except bathrooms,all baseboards, trimsPainting the entire house, painting all the doors, painting the outside trim.Reframing the outside balconyReframing the fireplace to install new linear modern electrical fireplaceand they took care of the two trash bins.I mean, completely redone.The only thing that was not included in the $40,000 is landscaping, counter top cut and install and of course the ADU which I’m currently working on now.So my question for my fellow investors and contractors did I pay too much?

29 July 2024 | 6 replies
I’m not specifically looking for legal advice at this point in time, and when that time comes I’m more than happy to pay for legal services.

1 August 2024 | 15 replies
As per the servicer themselves, they cannot foreclose because the the military personnel is still on the note.

31 July 2024 | 27 replies
(full disclosure-I knew the guy, or know him, he's not dead just gone from the auctions and haven't talked to him in a few years, but he was always nice to me and I don't have a clue as to the validity of the federal charges against him, but he always treated me decently and I've got nothing bad to say about him and I know other landlords who've been demonized and slurred as slumlords when I think they simply bit off more than they can chew, while other real slumlords seem to operate for years, as long as they don't get too big) He used to kind of dominate those auctions and maybe that was a good thing, as I'm sure there's a whole cast of characters who've filed that void.Thing is, ANY property under $100k, maybe even under $150k or $200k will certainly have multiple bidders, there are a LOT of people like me when I'm looking, who have the subscription to the sheriff's sales info reports from the Daily Reporter ($600/year and you get the results emailed to you in an Excel spreadsheet on Tues, next weeks auctions emailed on Thurs) and another good indicator is I'm on an email list for one of the firms (actually out of Chicago) which handles a tiny, tiny fraction of the cases and I've looked at the "cc list" or whatever you'd call it if ALL the addresses that email is sent to and there are HUNDREDS of them on there and this is for I think Johnson Blumberg, who many weeks don't even have any cases in MKE or Waukesha Cty.

1 August 2024 | 3 replies
My rules of thumb have been:- $650/unit for 2000s or newer and $250 for cap ex- $750/unit for 1980s-2000s and $275 for cap ex- $850/unit for 1960s-1980s and $300 for cap exThere is definitely some nuance here, but let's assume these properties have had "cosmetic updates" throughout, but have never been full guts.

2 August 2024 | 8 replies
I work full-time in the Bay Area and earn a strong income (Range is $180k-$240k based on how much OT I work).