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Anyone considering investing in this town i just wanted to give my 1 year of experience and advice. Bottom line, don't do what i did. 1) Don't buy through a turnkey provider -they promise they are doing amazing renova...
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Hi guys, I have 5 properties and I am struggling to manage them. I do have a full time job and a family but besides that, its only 5 properties. By managing I mean paying utilities when the tenant moves out, getting a...
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This is a 30 thousand feet overview of the process. Correct me if I"m wrong, then a couple questions at the end. Motivated Seller has a property in pre-foreclosureWe set up a Subject 2 agreement with the sellerWe pay...
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I have two duplexes in Cleveland and the water/sewer bills are really crushing my cash flow. I looked into the hourly usage and can find patterns in what I'm confident are toilet flushes. I'm seeing 7.5 gallons per ...
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I'm in So. Cal and I would like to invest near by if possible but if I must go outside my comfort zone I will. I own and self manage a few single family units here but I really want to add a few more now so they can b...
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Hey guys,
I am about to send out a little over 600 letters to sellers with at least 40% equity in their homes in certain areas of my city to make them offers so that I can buy and flip or buy and hold w/ terms.
Onc...
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BP colleagues,My husband and I are embarking on our first SFH short term rental that is 4 hours away from us in a semi-rural area of Texas. I've posted before asking for advice on if we should go forward with short t...
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I am in the process of finding my first property to BRRRR. My question is how do I get estimates for the potential rehab before I buy the property? The biggest issue I'm having right now is finding out how to estimate...
I'm working on my 2nd flip in Jacksonville FL's Murray Hill area. Initially listing the property at $170K to see how desirable the property was and attempting to maximize profit (which looking back at probably wasn't ...
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Hi BP community,
I am considering using a HELOC for a 50k down payment on a four-plex. The discounted off market price is 330k with the estimated fair market value at 390k. The mortgage broker has assured me some b...