Joe Krow
First Deal 3/1 1100sq ft NWI
Hello BiggerPockets, I am super excited to finally make my first post on a potential deal. I have spent the past 6 months or so acting like a sponge trying to soak up as much advice and information as possible. Now ...
Julia Deck-Russell
Potential Short Sale purchase
While I've done several purchase, fix and flip, I haven't bought a short sale. I am currently negotiating one. I made an offer seven weeks ago. Cash, no contingencies, close immed. There was an offer $10k higher than ...
Vonetta Booker
REOs w/ long DOMs--do you bother?
When you come across an REO that's been on the market longer than 60 days, do you even bother? When I see these, I'm not quite sure what to think; I figure if it were that good of a deal, someone would have snapped i...
Daniel Karbownik
Can somebody check my numbers?
I'm in attorney review on my first rental (SFR), as a no-money down deal! (I have a private investor willing to finance me on 100% of the purchase price) Very exciting. I have been on BP for a while now and I've ru...
Gary Baker
Virtual FAX services
2017 and we still need faxes! I have had a fax service for 6 years and have just entered the seventh. For the last 6 years I have paid $60 per year for a service that I have used perhaps twice a year. I always gave i...
Bisrat Arega
COC in king county WA
I'm confused about the numbers. Specifically, what a reasonable COC ROI for a first-time buyer? I'm not handy and cannot take on a massive rehab. It seems like if I buy at the retail price my COC return will be negati...
Alex Royster
Newbie Question on Renting & Number Crunch
Hello All,I am relatively new to BP, have been doing a lot of research on investing and all the different routes that are possible. I feel that I am ready to jump in and get started, but had a few questions. Little ba...
Ryan Tyree
Analysis questions regarding debt service and lienable utilities
I see the term Expense Ratio tossed around a lot on the forums. This was not a number I have been using in my analyses so I wanted to gain some clarity on exactly what is included in this number. For instance, I bel...
Isan Sahoo
What's the STR forecast for 2023?
Hello everyone,As a prospective investor in short-term rental, I would like to get some feedback regarding the upcoming demand for short-term rental. Considering the current economic climate, where layoffs are happeni...
Michel Lautensack
Skip tracing for df$ lists
What skip tracing service is the best for skip tracing df$ lists? Is the deal machine apps skip tracing acute? Is skip genie good?