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4 January 2019 | 4 replies
Carroll County holds live auctions only, with no internet or over the phone bidding options.
7 January 2019 | 5 replies
However if in addition to it, you want the property to cash flow, then you have to determine whether this goal is met as well!
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25 January 2019 | 8 replies
My personal opinion would be to work the numbers starting with the rent, factor in your expenses, and determine your operating expenses.
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24 January 2021 | 54 replies
Your agent should provide tons of info on the 'machine' itself - ie cleaners, repairmen, service choices (ie cable, internet, pests, CLEANERS)... if they don't - why are you using them!?
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9 January 2019 | 5 replies
Make sure you get your hands on the historical financials and a current rent roll and perform a rental comparable analysis to determine accurate, post-renovation rents.
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9 January 2019 | 3 replies
What makes an area a war zone? Detroit is recovering, but there is still has a ways to go before it catches up with other metropolitan areas. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t good cash flowing properties here! ...
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8 January 2019 | 2 replies
Hello BP,So I have not begun investing but I am trying to research my market so I can determine what is a good deal or a bad deal.
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10 January 2019 | 6 replies
Once you've created your list, start reaching to to local brokers and property management companies to determine the good and bad neighborhoods in the market.
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8 January 2019 | 4 replies
Banks use the LOWER of the purchase price or the appraised value to determine the LTV they'll loan on.
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9 January 2019 | 6 replies
@Chris Levarek, the best way to determine local cap rates is to talk with local brokers.