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16 August 2018 | 8 replies
@John LeavelleThanks John, I literally just put a couple numbers in that were low because I've completely made the property new from the roof all the way to the exterior siding, paint, unit 1 & 2 now have new carpet, cabinets, granite counter tops and tile flooring.
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23 August 2018 | 7 replies
I'm sure you've got a lot on your mind, but if you'd like to connect with a few event planners to talk about what they're looking for (should impact/influence your build-out) let me know and I'll send you a couple names.
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14 August 2018 | 1 reply
A couple things seems funky-1 - Why 6 months to repair if only 50k in renovations?
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14 August 2018 | 1 reply
I have a married couple who are splitting up and she wants off the lease.
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15 August 2018 | 11 replies
Just make sure you are pretty firm on the numbers as it is easy to get smoked on the first couple of deals by missing some of the items I posted above.
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29 December 2018 | 23 replies
@Andrew Easton im into the same plan actually, i just want to do a couple wholesales first though, then a couple flips, then rentals.
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14 August 2018 | 3 replies
Since I don't know the extent of what he might do in the remaining couple months, I'm concerned that he may damage the condo or building in some retaliatory way, or do something else troubling.
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16 August 2018 | 18 replies
We did this while living off less than your excess income.Once we maxed out loans (Some married people get 10 each, but then again, I had no income.)
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17 August 2018 | 20 replies
I'd second the 'meet with a commercial lender' and 'driving for dollars, knocking on doors and direct marketing comments'.A couple additional thoughts.First, even though I appreciate the ambition , there is also nothing wrong with going slow.
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15 August 2018 | 7 replies
@Whitney Breedlove Wow, well like I said I am completely new to everything real estate and I took the taxes from a couple different people and sort of just averaged it out to that number.