I think I would be willing to invest some money in improvements to instill a little confidence in a seller who might otherwise not be willing to take the risk in me.

With no buyers agent involved and if you get friendly with the listing agent, you can usually extract information including what offer you need to make to be the winner.Remember, they have a strong incentive to help you over the other buyer who is being represented. 6% commission versus 3%.

I have found some banks to give me a cash out refi but it they are much harder to find.If you hold the property for 12 months (seasoning) you will have better luck with the banks looking at the appraisal versus what you bought it for.

Hi, BPers, could anyone let me know the pros and cons of buying and holding residential properties under a company, versus under individual?

Mark and I finally agreed on an improvement plan today, which is why I haven't really started on much before today.Folks, I gotta tell you.  

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From there I think you'll naturally find a mentor and someone you click with versus awkwardly asking someone you just met to mentor you... 

No, but it, along with our improvements to the building envelop are starting to show lower turnovers.  

I'm looking for some guidance from some of the more experienced California flip investors in luxury homes to see if they might use a matrix or formula to plug in a set of  rehab estimation numbers for a luxury rehab as they are initially looking into the potential of a project being an acquisition candidate before they actually walk the property.I can typically create an estimated improvement budget for almost any commercial property in both office and industrial for proforma purposes before visiting the property, but residential is a new animal for me. 

I tend to stay away from C class and want to make sure this is the right property to improve.- Gratefully