Hudson W.
HUD home - what should I have bid?
This is my first official post.
I am a first time home buyer and was looking at buying a HUD home. This was a very nice home built in 1987, 2 story, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathroom, attached garage, pool and hot tub, wood ...
Kimberly H.
Notifying the contractor that lost the bid.
How go you guys let the contractor know his estimate was to high so therefore I chose someone else. I kind of like the guy and might want to give him a second chance at future projects.
Alex Shaughnessy
Does everyone's "back up bid" get held?
Hey BP, I bid on my first property on an auction site and lost. After it closed, I got an email saying they were holding my last bid as a "back up bid." Can anyone shed light on what this means?Am I next in line?Does ...
Nathan Ward
How to win a bid on property
Hello BP,
A week ago I found a SFH listed at 55k on the MLS that turned out to be a Fannie Mae foreclosure. 3 bedroom old style house, finished basement and attic, and two car garage. Seemed like a good dea...
Preston Roach
Bid List for Lowe's and Home Depot
We are working on our first flip house right now. I have heard on several podcasts that it is a good idea to take a "bid list" to Lowe's and Home Depot's Pro-Desks for their best prices. I am wondering how specific th...
Jim S
Bid desk rules changing at Home Depot
Was in this evening submitting a fairly large order to the Bid Desk at HD to get one of my projects started. They came back with a $100 discount on an $8000 order. I was stunned. The HD employee at the Bid Desk told m...
Nat C.
What the hell happen to my bid?
This is in relation to the online foreclosure auctions. I had been waiting for a particular auction for a month for a house I wanted very badly!I initially put in a proxy bid of 150K and the next day I went in to up m...
Audrey Davis
Scope of Work (Help obtaining online bids)
Hello Everyone,
I'm new to BiggerPockets. My partner and I have flipped 5 properties. This one is a little different in that our investor is requesting a scope of work. We've done this before; however, I would lik...
Account Closed
HUD Homestore Accepted Our Bid - Now What?
Hi Everyone - I was notified today that HUD accepted our bid. When we looked at the property, it was clearly winterized and documented as such. I noticed the pipes were intentionally disconnected at the meter and ot...
Will Barnard
What are contractors using for bidding software?
Calling all contractors, what software or cloud based systems are you using for bidding jobs? What software are you using (if separate from bidding) to manage jobs (calendars, plans and files uploads, gant charts, CRM...