James Brand
Supply Vs. Demand
This post may be an appeal to the more economically enlightened among you BPers. I am looking for feedback on an internal discussion I have been having. I recently purchased a property in the South Kensington neighbor...
Julie Muse
Carriage Lane Flip: Big Gains in Oakdale with Seth Choate!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $310,000
Cash invested: $15,000
Sale price: $425,000
Contributors:
Peter Vekselman
Partner Driv...
Griffin Fehrs
Tricky situation - To file suit over breach of contract?
Hey all,I am hoping to gather some opinions over an odd situation I am in over a potential deal.Recap:Firstly, this is a would-be fix and flip. The seller and I had initially agreed on a sale price and have a signed P...
Joe Mende
Investing Books for Teenagers
Hey everyone, just a bit of background, I'm a full-time high school P.E. teacher/football coach, full-time musician, and working on my REI career so that can take the place of teaching eventually! In any case, I wor...
Mark F.
Why would property tax be reported as much lower on the listing?
Hi guys and gals!I'm new to the NJ area and looking to get back into RE buy and hold, current AD coastie. I have a vet realtor who's like minded on the buy and hold strategy. Question that I haven't gotten a lot of cl...
Jeff L.
new outside paint or not?
The property was painted 4-5 years ago, and still in fairly good condition, do you think doing some touch up and repainting the window trims would be better than repaining the whole property?
Also what color to paint...
Kelly Williams
Repairs as Negotiation Tactic
Does anyone have any experience waiting to do necessary repairs to a home to utilize as a negation tactic? For example: I recently sold a single family home. I was aware that the roof needed replacement, and in pr...
Account Closed
Owner owes more than appraisal
Hello BP community, I have a coworker who is going through a FC. The problem is that he owes more on the home than what the home is actually worth. The bank wants him to put up 80k to stop the FC. The home is worth ab...
Jake K.
Seeking advice on analysis regarding property taxes
I'm currently looking at a triplex that is listed at $350k and will probably sell for around there based on comps. It's assessed for just $55k, meaning property taxes are very low of course. This is common amongst man...
Sharon Raziel
Reduce city taxes on a property
I own a property that has high taxes, around twice higher than other properties in the neighbourhood. I am looking for advice on the best way to contact the city and request to reduce the taxes on this property.
Sho...