Randall Williams
Deal analysis please?
Hi everybody, and thanks for any ideas you might have about this. I looked at my first potential rental unit last week, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass. Here's the skizzy:Two-family unit, B-grade, fair condition...
Felipe Carrillo
Rent payment method for tenants
Hey BPers,Looking to get my first rental property rented out and I'm wondering what's a good system to offer to allow tenants to pay rent. I've heard that this could get tricky because if the tenant doesn't pay on tim...
Marlon Deppen
Next steps after the first leap in the Seattle area
Happy soon to be Turkey Day, BP! First post after some lurking the forums. I'm looking for advice as to next steps for me. So, where am I?The fun stuff:I closed on my first property in August of this year (a 2-plex in...
Bryan Hancock
Ranking Your Small Regional Lender - Help To Come Up With Scoring!
Our guidance line relationships have grown of late to the point where we have put together a draft ranking mechanism for our "horses" in an attempt to get the most favorable terms from our lenders. Special thanks to ...
Mark Elliott
hubzu auctions
has anyone else had any experience with hubzu.com? i bought a house thru them on line here a couple of months ago. almost instantly, they were sending me emails about how i had 24 hours to sign the contract or they wo...
Kevin Brenner
HELP! Seller wants to sell, but doesn't want to pay the taxes
Looking for some BP tax experts/investors on this one: I was cold calling potential sellers the other day and talked to an older gentleman who owns over 25 properties in my area. He has considered selling in the pas...
Dave Zarcone
Help with Rehab Estimate
Hello all,My wife and I are working on finding the right fix and flip project in the Inland Empire in California. We got into flipping last year when we renovated and sold a family home and realized a decent profit. O...
Andrew Cox
Advice on first deal: town home flip with $20k - $40k spread
First post, first possible deal, and I would love any insights. I'm in Minneapolis, where RE isn't cheap, but the market is still very workable. My plan is to fix and flip on this one. My cousin and his wife are desi...
Ron Healy
Newbie from Anchorage, Alaska
Hi everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets, but my wife and I have dabbled in real estate a bit over the years. When we lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming we bought a duplex as our first investment property and it turned out to...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
How to Make Low Maintenance Apartment Units?
Well, to make it short, I found some great resources on this thread- How to Harden Units , but I wanted to hear more. I'm picking up my first, 10 unit apartment complex. 10 tiny studio apartments. Mostly rented by mig...