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Gant Hinkle Direct Mail Message Variation
22 April 2018 | 4 replies
Example (not exact copy):Postcard 1 - I noticed your home seemed vacation, I would like to buyPostcard 2 - I wanted to follow-up and see if you are ready to sellPostcard 3 -  Call and I will buy your vacant home
Mark Leischner Using a land trust for investment properties
21 April 2018 | 2 replies
For example, simple numbers.  
Vince DeCrow ​Do You Take a Boots on the Ground Investment Approach?
20 April 2018 | 0 replies
Our “boots on the ground” approach bring us well-researched, well-priced investment opportunities, even in sellers’ markets.An example is our latest acquisition, The Fletcher Southlands.
Jessica Deratany Help! Nightmare situation, property manager and tenant blues.
8 November 2018 | 15 replies
What we do know now:Tenant has changed locks.House has some issue with sewer gas coming up into the home, which may have happened from property managers husband plumber fixing pipes as we did a huge repair and it started around then.Tenant is now reducing rent by 1/3 legal in New Mexico because of sewer gas.People who we have tried to look at the property to fix the problem have refused to work there because the tenant is freaking them out and talking about lawsuits and looks like she is on drugs.People now keep mentioning drugs to us, but when we spoke to the officials they had no records of tenant other than a fresh eviction before our house. 
John Dorma Right metric to use for underwriting
20 April 2018 | 2 replies
Always remember that in your proforma the expenses could be different, if you can lower the costs (in my example, you might be able to get a quote for $275 per door from an insurance company, but this is in a later stage of your analysis).Hope that helps!
Matt C. Am I being to conservative? 70% rule
7 May 2018 | 29 replies
To use just one of the properties I’m looking at as an example it’s AVR is around $165k and $25k in repairs putting my max offer around $90,500.
Phillip Tamez Investing while Active Duty Military
12 December 2018 | 11 replies
For example, let’s say there’s a condo that is 140k with a $1000 mortgage (including HOA, expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.).
Nina M. Cannot decide where to buy, DFW, Indy, Atlanta or Charlotte?
29 March 2019 | 18 replies
When news reporters run stories they interview places like ICSC and take a snippet and sensationalize something way out of context.An example would be all retail is failing and everything is going online.
Jason K. How To Structure A Group of Investors
17 May 2018 | 7 replies
For example if you want to provide an investor an 18% IRR over 5 years then back into that number with a preferred return and equity waterfall. 
Will G. Do rents ever go down?
28 April 2018 | 32 replies
This is common.San Francisco City, for example, landlords are willing to cut the rent by ~15% but there is no downturn.