Jackson Kyhl
What do YOU look for in flip opportunities?
Hey! There are many factors to consider when evaluating a deal. What are some of the most important indicators you guys look for to determine if the deal works or not? Is it strictly about the numbers or do you weigh ...
Aaron Jones
Using Trulia's Crime Map
I've been looking at properties posted on the MLS in areas I'm not very familiar with. I found the crime map on Trulia, and thought it might be a useful tool in analyzing a particular area. Does anybody else use this ...
Swat Khan
50-unit // All Section 8? Experience?
Does anyone have an all section 8 on their apartment complex?
I'm getting a good deal on a discounted apartment complex near downtown in a C area of a 200,000 Texas city...I spoke with HUD section 8 in the city and ...
Lisa Carter
CREATIVE Cosigning for FHA Loan & Contract
I'm looking for your thoughts or alternative ideas about this. (I will put my own disclaimer here for my own and anyone else's posts. Not I, nor anyone posting is a legal professional, etc.)The details, quick and di...
Ryan Fitzhugh
Targeting Investment Direct to Seller
Good afternoon, I have done 50+ wholesale deals since starting out and have been very fortunate to have guidance from sites like this among other places. Most of my deals I have contracted directly off MLS or from oth...
Jason Reber
My VRBO Listing is marked hidden with no way to unhide it
Hi all,I have had my property listed on VRBO with no issues for over the past year. But a little over a week ago on Sept 28 I received an email from VRBO saying my rental listing was no longer visible on the platform ...
James H.
Path of Positive Progress
I read a post in here somewhere that someone stated that they only buy long term investments in neighborhoods that are on the Path of Positive Progress.
I grew up much of my life in Austin, Texas and witnessed neigh...
Richard McRae
Applying Supply/Demand Analysis to Your Investment Decisions
The best investment advice I can give to newer investors can be boiled down to one item: PREPARE. One can hardly pull the trigger with any confidence if you don’t know your market well. Without this knowledge, you w...
Account Closed
Finding the cost to build
I've read that a good indicator of the current market phase is the price to buy a new property in relation to the price to build a comparable property new. The general idea being that if it costs more to buy an existi...
Steve L.
Appraiser Using the Subject Property as a Comparable
Do any appraisers know if you can use the subject as a comparable? My father-in-law is refinancing a property he purchased in April. The appraiser used his purchase and purchase price as the number one comp. I have...