Travis Smith
Building Permit Costs Accurate Reflection of Job Cost?
As part of its Open Data Portal, the City of Austin has made available a searchable database of building permits in the city. Does anyone know if the "Total Job Valuation" on the permit is an accurate gauge of job cos...
Sharon H.
Exterior To Do List Before Selling House
I am planning to sell my house, the house is located in Los Angeles. The home value is in between $700K to $800K. It is a SFH, traditional 3 bed 2 bath house with open concept. The interior is nice enough but the exte...
Kenneth LaVoie
Foreclosure DD checklist
Hi All
I was wondering what unique items I might include on my F/C, REO, auction due dilligence checklist. i.e. with a regular mls listing I do general building, title search, etc. What unique situations might I want...
Johnson Michael
Is being a real estate agent a disadvantage for investing?
Hi,I was planning to get my real estate agent license before getting into investing in real estate. I spoke to an investor who advised me against it saying that it will open me up to more legal liabilities if I have a...
Steven Anderson
Lot purchased to build personal residence but later sold
In 2016 we bought a lot to build our personal residence. In 2017, we decided to build elsewhere and bought a different lot. We now have a contract to sell the original lot and it will close in January 2018 for 34% mo...
Marcos Carbi
Newby - Large Multi-Family Purchase Timeline
Hey guys, I'm currently analyzing a 14 unit apartment building but have never done a large multi-family deal. I was wondering what the timeline for such a deal looks like. E.g., when you see the property, when do you ...
Account Closed
question about who owns and controls deposit bank account
Hi, have just purchased a 60 SFR portfolio.my question is:Do I allow prop management company to open and control bank account for deposits that I draw from(and they also have draw access) or do I open my own account a...
Justin Buller
Security Deposit Deductions?
Hello fellow BP followers. I have a tenant moving out and she has caused a little bit of damage to the property, does anyone have any tips to make sure I am taking the proper/legal steps and deducting the correct amou...
Nick Dunin
Started a direct mail campaign.
I started a direct mail campaign. I’ve gotten several responses, the latest being someone wanting close to retail price for the house. It’s move in ready. Do you even bother making a counter offer? How do you hand...
Kim Knaust
Expectations from a GC
Hi,
Can you all tell me what the normal procedures are when you work with a GC?
1) Do you pay something like 1/3 up front, 1/3 half way through and 1/3 when project is finished?
2) Do you get in writing a list of ever...