James Dean-Howell
I canceled my agreement with my first agent in Lansing, MI
It didn't really go as smoothly as I hoped. We met yesterday after she refused to make a lowball offer on a property that she sent me. She basically said that making such offers was a waste of time in our market and s...
Akhil Kumar
Analyzing 3 deals a day
Hello,I watched Brandon's webinar on Wed. The one takeaway for me is to analyze 3 deals a day and see if the properties on sale will cash flow. Being a poor newbie, I built a spreadhsheet myself with inputs and assump...
Laura DePalma
Kitchen and bath renovations
I am about to close on my first investment property in Portsmouth, NH. I am looking for reasonably priced but quality cabinetry and appliances for a full kitchen and bathroom remodel. The ARV for the 3 BR 1.5 Bath R...
Chris Pohlson
Letter explaining low offer for MLS property?
I'm looking for opinions from some BP'ers that have had success purchasing off the MLS at discounted prices. After running numbers on a triplex, I contacted my RE agent to make an offer at about 65% of asking price. ...
Joel Owens
Help with a tax question..................selling my apartments
Okay looking at selling my 20 unit apartment building I bought last July. Currently own on a wrap.
I hold title.The reason I am selling is I have some other big projects I am working on.
There is a very well qualifi...
Steven J.
Whats the proper way to reject a contractor
I'm working through my first rehab and as I'm interviewing contractors and getting bids some of them just leave a weird feeling afterwards. Sometimes the guys just comes in WAY too low on their bid with WAY too much c...
Michael S.
Property Manager Expectations, what's realistic?
What should you expect from a property manager? What are realistic expectations? Let me know if I am expecting too much and if you have any recommendations for Phoenix, Arizona.
Is it unrealistic to have a manager dr...
Hugh Carnaha
Why berkshire hathaway?
I hear people on Money or FI podcasts will sometimes purchse a single share of this stock. I think it's to gain access to their annual meeting. Why are people doing this? What is the draw to include a single share of ...
Greg Grant
Bank's price for a forecluse
Probably a newb question, but it's been running through my head alot.When I am searching properties I pull up various sites to gain information on the property and one of those I use is zillow. Not for any specific r...
Christopher Morrison
Offering on On Market Properties
Newbie question, When offering on on market properties how often are your offers at asking price? Is there a certain percentage you offer below asking as a rule of thumb, or is the general downside of on market that y...