Samantha M.
Learning to Estimate Repair Costs Accurately
To find a great property it requires two things: accurate ARV and precise ERC. When learning to estimate ERC correctly I was thinking the best way to go about it is to find active rehabbers at REI clubs, see if you ca...
Tyler Santos
Contractors in Minnesota
I'm looking to meet contractors in the Minneapolis area who do work as far out as Elko New Market. I'm looking for systems and education on estimating repair costs so that I can put together accurate budgets, timeline...
Jimmy Oldrich
Macro blogs and online info?
What blogs and online data sources do my fellow armchair economists follow? I like calculatedriskblog.com and http://www.lpsvcs.com/NewsRoom/IndustryData/Pages/default.aspx from the loan servicing people.
Also use...
Jeff Weissman
Projected Job Growth & Population Growth of U.S. Cities
Operating on the assumption that Projected Job Growth & Population Growth are key factors in determining which U.S. cities may present the best places to invest in multi-family properties, does anyone know of a go...
Ryan Crowley
Scaling up and bookkeeping
Hey guys! I’m a long way off from my goals, but I currently own 8 units. For bookkeeping, I have been using excel and doing it all myself. I want to scale up soon, what programs do you use for bookkeeping? Or are ther...
Ed B.
Conflict of Interest? Partner is also the General Contractor
I recently got involved in joint venture that's now starting to smell. The facts are:Partner is a general contractor who was supposed do the rehab, with his efforts and also using subs when needed. He's working off re...
Dan D.
Market Research - State Level?
Hello,I have decided to invest out of state and have spent the majority of the weekend scouring forums, websites (Zillow, Realtor, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor, and many more), blogs to put together a spread sheet t...
Andrew S.
What is the best way to find the emerging markets????
Looking with a realtor and friend at single families in Cape Coral. Also looked at student housing in my town but the university overbuilt and I think it's getting soft now so I am passing for now. Then a discussion...
Katharine Gonzalez
Found our first potential deal!
Looking for any thoughts/comments/guidance/suggestions...thanks in advance!My partners and I walked through a property this weekend that seems to be a good flip deal. The property is a foreclosed SFH listed last week ...
Steven Perre
Identifying Properties On Repository Lists
Some counties will only list the pin number, billable owner, and/or parcel number of a property and you are left to research individually each record to ascertain the property address or land use. There has to be an a...