Christine Sykes
Time to sell my Seattle rental?
My tenant has given notice to vacate my property in West Seattle, and I am wondering if I should consider selling.Some things to consider: * My house is old and needs work, and I can't afford it unless I can come up w...
E. Jacobs
Pricing Strategy
Quick question. After you have the property under contract, do you:
1) Set a low list price to try starting a bidding war
2) Set the list price to reflect your desired profit
3) Set the list price higher than your de...
Pete Storseth
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
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Kevin Reid
Is land a good deal?
I am thinking about getting into investing, on a small scale. I'm trying to decide between buying existing properties (which I'll make another post on) or on buying land.So as far as buying lots of land is concerned I...
Brian Brigham
No recent sales or for-sale comparisons. Good or Bad?
Large neighborhood with hunderded of homes has one foreclosure for sale, but there are no recent sales and no houses for sale within that neighborhood, or ~1 mile surrounding (info based on website searches). Does...
Zach Schaar
On the fence about a deal...
Wholesalers....
What do you do when you feel as if you could get a property under contract that is really, really close to being a deal, but in some instances may be a bit under your criteria requirements w...
Francisco Feliz
How Does One Acquire Neighborhood/City Market Info
(This may be the more appropriate forum to get more input)In my current occupation, I'm used to digging for and collecting as much data as possible before making an investment decision. Of course, you can never wait u...
Anthony Myatt
Buying rental property
So I read the BP article; "Where the Largest 100 Markets Are Heading", and was curious on your thoughts. Do you think it is better to purchase and rent a house in a market where prices have fallen dramatically becaus...
Fred Nesvet
Buying a house at auction that is occupied in NC
I am interested in buying a house that was foreclosed on by the bank. Either the former owner or a tenant is still living in the house. The bank says that I would have to do the eviction if I purchase the house. If th...
Jeremiah B.
Buying Site- and City-unseen
So, my wife and I have run into an investing dilemma that we'd like to ask for some help on.
What are your thoughts on buying a house where we 1) have never seen the house and 2) have never been to the city? We woul...