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Hello,I'm working on financing and buying my 1st property. I live in Oregon and am going to be purchasing in California where my son lives. He is a contractor.I was referred to a lender in Oregon who is friends with t...
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So at the end of the 2016 year I promised myself that I would stop running away from my fears and get started on my real estate journey.I read books, watched webinars, podcasts, and signed up for BP Pro. I told my bo...
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Hi All,Well, I've put together a great CRM with Podio, hired a VA in India, outsourced my mailing, budgeted thousands for direct mail, and am all set to target inherited property in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area...
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Hey!I have a 5-Unit building up here in Canada. It goes to about -25C (-13F). I have the opportunity this spring to make a property-wide upgrade. Would you say would be the three must do renovations that help reduce m...
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Can anybody explain how this would work to cut expenses on all bills paid apartments? I am looking at 36 units with outlandish management and utility bills and looking at value plays for this complex.
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I am interested in a 7 unit property. This is the last investment property held by this owner. Asking price is around $800,000. Owes about $250,000. He bought it with 1031 but wants to get out this lifestyle and will ...
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Hey all,Looking to purchase my first MHP and as I presented the LOI to the bank and how the deal was structured they weren't too thrilled that I was looking to have no money in the deal. Here's how it was structured o...
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I recently had a 5-plex under contract for $450k it’s a in a C class neighborhood in Tucson Arizona, cash flow about $3275 per month. Rent can be increased a little to $3700 per month. I’m putting 25% down for this pr...
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The main reason for seller financing on multi-units is to bring the less than 20% to the table.
However, the problem is when refinancing in 1-2 years time banks will look at the original contract and value th...
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Thought I'd drop a quick update on the Colorado Springs real estate market. The story is sounding pretty ho-hum at this point. Low inventory, high demand, price increases, you know the drill.
Two big numbers from the...