Robert Obniski
Buying As-Is - Then Negotiating the deal.
I don't know where I heard this quote but it stuck with me...Besides the laws of nature..Everything is negotiable in life.Which brings me to my question...I have a condo under contract that was a foreclosure and it is...
Rod Wiggins
REO For Personal Residence
I'm looing to purchase a REO property for my personal residence. The listing agent is asking $259k for the property. The property needs repairs, but nothing too major. I found the deed from the courthouse sale, and it...
Brian Oney
To Upgrade or Not for Selling?
We are currently working on preparing our former first-home-turned-rental-house to sell. We are getting a new exterior paint job and touching up the outside (replacing broken sidewalk and fixing negative drainage)....
Nina M.
Help! Leaking GAS somewhere! And super cold is coming tonight
Hello BP!Need your help please ! Urgent!Bought a vacant SFR in Saint Louis MO in mid December. Due to the holidays, the house is on Zillow etc for rent around Jan 8. There are viewings but no application yet. Last Thu...
Joe Splitrock
Cats: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
We have never accepted cats in our properties. The main reason being that we have heard nightmares about cats spraying all over homes and many people are allergic to cats. We purchased a home that had cat pee soaked c...
Carson Wilcox
If I have time and some skills,.. what areas are worth me doing?
So... I am in negotiations on my first flip. It will be bathrooms, windows, some cosmetic, fixture updating... But nothing major structurally (fingers crossed)I know the tv shows showing those knobs laying tile whil...
Jack Srimani
Post inspection strategy
Hi
I am in the process of buying a property that is a bank owned (REO). Initially I gave the offer for thirty two thousand though the asking price was forty four thousand. The bank accepted the offer.However yesterd...
Eric Davis
Funding Question
Commercial properties really interest me since the funding is more based on the deal itself. Now obviously cash is going to still be needed but I really like the prospect of going "deal hunting".
A friend and myse...
PeTika T.
Jacksonville, Florida Newbie Need Advice to Close First Deal
Hi All! My name is PeTika and I have no real estate investment experience other than purchasing my first home this year. I bought in an older neighborhood that has a few vacant homes, and hope to convince the property...
Jonatan Cris
Artificially inflated prices
Hi all, I just wanted to share my thoughts and start a conversation on this subject.
In Hudson County New Jersey the average appreciation for the last 5 years has been around 3%, you could see houses for around 350k ...