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Hello BP,I’m a beginner to real estate. I have been running numbers on several investment properties and found it challenging to estimate repairs and cap ex.I’m curious how everyone calculates these. Really appreciate...
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Does anyone have any experience with Castle Property Management? Good? Bad? Thoughts?TYIA,Jake
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I am observing my first foreclosure auction on Tuesday. No bidding for me! I also have several questions on the liens of a property listed for auction by the mortgage company. Both zillow and auction.com list the s...
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If you had to pick just one metric to compare real estate investments what would it be?
Let's say you went out on a weekend and saw 10 investments properties.
What metric would you use to rank the 10 choices 1-10 o...
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I have been driving for dollars and found a couple vacant/abandoned properties. 1. What would be the best way to reach the owners? I feel like calling the owners out of nowhere asking to buy there property won’t work ...
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I recently finished my first flip. Coming close to closing and the appraisal came back $7,200 under the contracted price. It was already a slim margin, so that did hurt. We needed to close so we adjusted the contra...
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I;ve noticed that many landlords, especially large companies, are reluctant to give out tenant information, even with faxed signed applications. Often I only get time of rental and whether they paid rent on time.
Usua...
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Hello BiggerPockets.I am a newbie hoping I have my first deal completed soon. I have a question about short sales. The home I have under contract is a single family 3bed 1bath. Will be adding an additional bathroom on...
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Just wanted to share my recent mind altering experience about the B.P. calculators. Like most, I have clearly heard the importance of analyzing deals and how the B.P. calculators can and do help, especially if just le...