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Matt Leber Seeking advice for improving returns on my portfolio of 8 units
5 December 2021 | 61 replies
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Nicholas Baker Wood Cash Cow in Cowtown, Pt. 1
4 December 2021 | 0 replies
My wife and I were interested in purchasing strictly investments properties after owning one successfully for about 8 months leading up to this.
Valentina Calla Seeking Advice Looking for Brokerage as New Agent
16 December 2021 | 8 replies
Joining any brokerage assures you no leads and all different levels of training, but there are also hidden fees in most of the big box brokerages (6% off the top, mentor fee, etc).
Zahir Humphries Buying my first investment property
4 December 2021 | 0 replies
Currently a Junior College student , wanted to buy my first investment property either my senior year of college using a business credit or possibly getting some type of Loan for the property, can anyone lead me in right direction was looking for maybe one in the 60-80k range with possibly section renting it from me as passive income.
Julia Preciado Forgot to do move out inspection, tenant now wants free rent.
5 December 2021 | 16 replies
NOLO produces an excellent book, "Every Landlord's Legal Guide", that is full of practical advice and leads you to the actual state laws so you can read them for yourself.
Mikey Grabon Assignment of mortgage
7 December 2021 | 8 replies
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Joseph Ford New to real estate and would like to find out how to get started
5 January 2022 | 8 replies
I always recommend starting out by birddogging leads and wholesaling, both don't require a lot of money to get started.
Dandre Isaiah Condo | Real Estate Investment
16 January 2022 | 5 replies
Ask them for the approved budget, if they are behind on bills thats a red flag which will lead to special assessmnets.
Ron Brady Avoiding Bias. How do other investors do it?
17 December 2021 | 106 replies
honestly what people assume to be bias really isnt. an appraisal is an opinion of value, so different appraiser will have different values. you cant choose your appraiser(before you could), they get assigned the job. they get paid a flat fee whether your value is high or low so they dont care what your appraised price comes out to as long as they can explain it. they usually dont over value it because that could lead to overinflated fraud(the reason you cant choose your appraiser anymore, banks went with their go to appraisers who appraised high so that they could get people to qualify for mortgages and sell the mortgages off) which they dont want to deal with. so most of the time appraisals will come right at the asking price because they are lazy and just want to do a fast job to move onto the next one and can justify it with comps. other times they will actually run all the adjustments and do a good job and if its highly upgraded then it may come in a little higher or if its not in best presentable condition it could come in lower depending on what the appraiser thinks the property is compared to comps. doing an appraisal is more complex than just running comps and comparing pirce/sqft like most investors and realtors do. you have sqft living, sqft land, easments, bed count, bath count, garage vs carport vs no onsite parking, condition of home, location, etc. again its just an opinion of value, so one appraiser might think there should be a 10000 adjustment to one line and another might think it just needs a 7000 adjustment. some might look at your messy property that just needs a new paint job and flooring and adjust the condition lower than someone who knows thats all it needs. so to say an appraiser is bias doesnt make sense to me because they gain nothing by intentionally lowing your value because of skin color. they just want to get paid and move on the next one with the least amount of work. if you said some appraisers are incompetent, then yah i would have to agree but you cant choose which ones you get.
Jeff S. All Oregon landlord rules like city of Portland starting 2022.
6 December 2021 | 0 replies
That individualized assessment must consider a number of factors, including:The nature and severity of the incidents that would lead to a denial;The number and type of incidents;The time that has elapsed since the date the incidents occurred; andThe age of the individual at the time the incidents occurred.Many Oregon landlords will likely search for guidance on how to properly conduct such an evaluation.