Jon Wright
Purchasing U.S. Real Estate from Abroad
Hello, I am a U.S. citizen residing in Kampala, Uganda. I am interested in purchasing a duplex or triplex in the U.S. under a buy and hold strategy. I am new to real estate investing and am seeking recommendations on...
William Cain
Pre-Approval Letter Duration
I understand that a Pre-Approval letter is typically good for 60-180 days depending on the lender, however I feel I don't want to get pre-approved unless I find a great property. Should I go ahead and get pre-approved...
Rebecca Lujan
My First Potential Offer on a FSBO
I have a few questions related to my potential first deal as an investor.
In my neighborhood there is a For Sale by Owner and it's vacant. I am interested in purchasing this for a rental. I used to be a real estat...
Jefferson Smith
Property Manager recommendations Portland & Wash County?
I am looking for a property manager for a couple properties. (My previous property manager was quite good -- disciplined, organized, clear, skilled, etc.. Alas, she retired, sold the business, and the new management ...
Chris Matheson
condition report untrue
I am days away from closing on a duplex and completed the final inspection. It rained the day before and I noticed the basement floor was wet along with the lower portion of the walls. The condition report stated the ...
Chris Collins
Not even close to the 50% rule, why are my calculations so off?
When I've been analyzing deals, I've been getting numbers that are way off the 50% rule.I know that that's only a guideline, but I'm not even close. Am I doing something wrong? Or am I being too high on my estimatio...
Christopher J Lemmon
Duplex purchase advice-- would you take this deal?
Feedback welcome on this: Price $91,725Units: 2 Rents: $1425Taxes: $1496Insurance: $731/annual Type: Attached duplex, brick construction Class C to D neighborhoodFinance: 25% Downpayment, $22,931. Loan, $68,794. Mortg...
Chris Kraemer
Price correct or start high in a hot market?
Is there a risk to pricing high and lowering incrementally from June to August?
Do you lose any type of momentum as DOM increases..or will a house sell the same once the price lowers?
Brandon Kingcaid
How to shop around for mortgage rates
Better Mortgage says they will only do a soft pull of my credit in order to give me a customized rates table and loan estimate. It has always been my experience that when a company says they are only going to do a sof...
Steven Denio
Looking for a good book on negotiating
Hey all, Looking for a good book on Negotiating. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!Thanks,