Eric Bate
How do I use my first property to buy my next?
I bought my first duplex in Minnesota in October, 2016. I lived there for a full two years, and then I moved to Chicago to be with my gf/fiancee. I rented out the unit that I was living in, so it's fully rented now.Re...
Matthew Metros
How to find comps when there are barely any?
I am trying to find comparable properties for a San Antonio 4 bedroom and 4 bathroom multi-family duplex and struggling to find comparables in the market.
My process is to:
1. Go on Zillow
2. Select Recently Sold...
Troy Sheets
Skip trace, people search? Need to find owner and tax records NFG
Looking to contact an owner (or heirs) of a vacant lot. No taxes paid since 2000, it's nearly $12k in arrears (way to go Philadelphia!) and tax records show a different mailing address than the vacant lot. Looked up t...
Kyle Damian Patin
Real Estate Investing (Vacant Homes)
Can anyone give me a source as to where i can obtain a list of every vacant house in my area?
Joseph Ellengar
Zillow Rent Zestimate?
I looking at my first rental properties right now. Is the Zillow rent estimate a good metric? Zillow seems to substantially overestimate the value of my personal residence.I'm in the greater Houston area.Thanks.
Dennis Dougherty
Comparibles and title / Deed info reading
Good Morning,Can anyone suggest a fast, accurate, complete and affordable way to comp a property ? Right now I may spend 1-2 hours, comparing Zillow to trulia and so forth.I am also looking for pointers on how to nav...
Bryan Price
Looking at my first potential project this weekend!
I'm going to view my first potential flip project this weekend. I know the current price and have an estimate of the ARV. I was wondering if it is advisable to bring a GC to view the home as well to come up with an es...
Hayley Henning
Door knocking
Where do you get your list for people about to go into foreclosure or people who are distressed homeowners?
Have any tips for door knocking? Let's have a discussion. Would love to learn more about this topic :)
Th...
Michael Nathan
"do not rent" database
Friends of the BP,I would like to ask a simple question. Does anyone know of any database (or website) that allows a landlord to report a "bad tenants", i am not talking about credit agency. just a simple database tha...
Jonathan Johnson
Evaluating numbers on a 3-unit
Hello BP,I'm running some numbers on a 3 unit that I'd like some advice on. It's a duplex with 2bd 1.5ba each unit, with a small two bed 1 bath house on same property. Here are the numbers I've crunched:Asking Price: ...