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11 February 2014 | 16 replies
Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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12 December 2014 | 41 replies
I hear from those attending that this has driven average returns on tax liens to 6-9%, but that's for financial institutions with scale that can hire cheap labor to visit every site (which is a must to ensure the property is in good shape), go to the local assessor's office and look up all the liens, hold onto the lien for several years, administer the ongoing payments and any foreclosure proceedings, and run pretty sophisticated spreadsheets that estimate whether you're going to get 6% or 8% return, based on economic forecasts, etc.
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6 February 2014 | 4 replies
Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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3 February 2014 | 7 replies
Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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4 February 2014 | 2 replies
So, I attended a REI meeting couple days ago, and it was based on flipping houses.
8 February 2014 | 11 replies
Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.
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8 February 2014 | 10 replies
Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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27 March 2014 | 12 replies
Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.
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10 February 2014 | 18 replies
I invite you to our free networking meetings, url in signature, and you will probably want to attend @Justin Silverio's meetup.
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11 February 2014 | 8 replies
Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing or vacation rentals.