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Burt L. Purchase a First Flip Property in Late Summer, or Wait For the Winter?
9 August 2011 | 8 replies
you pay less when you purchase the house during the winter months. kids are in school, holidays, shopping, etc.but that also applies when you want to flip. i love buying houses in the winter months cause i am the only one looking at them. lol
Ryan McDaniel Comparing real estate opportunities (cash flow vs appreciation)
22 August 2011 | 7 replies
In other words is the seller or management company "cooking the books".Example.1.Taking money from another account and making the tenants look like they are paying on time and in full to show 100% occupancy.2.Giving rent credits like first 1/2 month off apartment rent,or full month rent off,or no security deposit,pet deposit,etc. to inflate occupancy.3.Retail leased properties where market rent was 18sq ft but the landlord is selling because lease is coming up for renewal and if tenant doesn't get 12sq ft they will upgrade to the new grocery anchored shopping center that used to be 22 sq ft and is now 18. 4.Watch out for pre-foreclosure volume and foreclosure volume for your area.What I mean is when a buyer purchases a distressed property for below market value they can then rent at a lower basis and still make the same or better profit than you.I have seen this first hand.I have seen rents for apartments 2 bed be 650 a month.Then a few foreclosures happen that buyers purchase cheap for cash.They come on the market and rent for 550 a month.The buyers rent low to get the best tenants to choose from and build occupancy quick.Then over time they will up the rents.What this does is put tremendous pressure on landlords already hurting that have high debt service loans.Then those get foreclosed on and a domino effect happens until the market settles.So my main point is don't count on current rent or future rent.I look at where the market is going and correcting to and buy really low so you have room in case the worst happens.This will exclude many properties.If you make great income form other than real estate and just want a tax shelter with pay down etc. then you might look at it differently.
Tal Eisenberg Probate Outreach NYC
13 February 2012 | 4 replies
Want a quick response, send the official looking notice to respond within 10 days or the body will be dug up and returned to you.
Mike V. Recommended design magazines/publications
12 January 2010 | 1 reply
Then there is the rack at the grocery stores, during shopping trips I hang there until I'm needed.
Taylor C Tenant screening - timing and tool of choice?
8 August 2010 | 14 replies
I would also have taken along a few of my minority tenants and they could tell the Fair Housing person that I don't have a racist bone in my body.
Lance H. This girl should run our education system!
4 September 2010 | 2 replies
You cannot accept the authority of the governing bodies that tell you what to teach, how to teach it, and that you will be punished if you do not comply.
Zach Bagby New Grads in Littleton Colorado.
14 July 2017 | 18 replies
So factor in at least 3.5% of the purchase price for that loan, along with closing costs that you can shop around (ask your bank v. credit union what % is their typical closing costs).
Elisa Duka HELOC on Investment Property
30 December 2018 | 11 replies
For something like this, always shop around. 
Hannah Stephenson Why can't I sell my flip!
13 December 2018 | 48 replies
How close it it to shopping areas, like WalMart?
Melissa Nichols How to Approach Flipping When Talking to a Real Estate Agent
29 August 2017 | 5 replies
Secondly, if you are talking to agents, then you are likely looking to shop the MLS and as such, any offer not somewhere within reason of the ask price (assuming the ask price is within reason of current market value and not drastically over or under priced), then you don't have much of a chance of a response let alone a counter.