Laureen Youngblood
How I Estimate Rehab Costs in Oregon
As we all are (probably) aware of - rehab costs differ in every area and state. A good portion of my daily job responsibilities over the last 10+ years has been in estimating remodel and custom home projects for cont...
Francesca Baglio
Is a Septic Inspection necessary on a foreclosure?
Hey BP!
I'm about to pull the trigger on my first deal. It's a foreclosure, so I can't have any contingencies with my offer. Before I submit my formal offer, I'm wondering how important it is to do a septic inspectio...
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Analyzing Mobile Home Park Deals
Good afternoon all, I'm interested in trying to find out about analyzing Mobile Home Park Deals. Are these investments analyzed the same way that Apartments are analyzed, and if there is a difference, what is it?Do an...
Amber Barger
Using Facebook and Social Media to Attract Motivated Sellers
Good Afternoon All,I read Likeable Social Media by Dave Kerpen and am hoping for advice on how to apply what I learned. Has anyone used Facebook to interact with the local community in general? The idea behind it is i...
Josh Kellum
You chose Real Estate why?
I thought this would be a good lazy sunday forum. Although alot of us are able to remain focused on the task at hand, every now and then it's nice to think back to what got you started into real estate. So, with that ...
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Crossroads; Refurb and Hold or Filp
Easy market in small town; scarce rental opportunities available with a healthy demand. I am interested in acquiring my first property, but it has some variables that are not ideal:1 BR/1 Bath and not expandable, need...
Jack Mills
Newbie college student in Kansas City area
Hello!I am a 21 yr old college student and have been very interested in REI for a few years now. I have listened to both BP podcasts for a while, as well as some books and other resources for some background knowledge...
Justin Frye
Set It And Forget It?
I was just curious how many of you have multiple properties and just let Property Mangers take care of all aspects for every property you own? How much money are you giving up a year for this? Is this amount of money...
Jared Ottley
Multi-family financing questions
Was looking at buying a four triplex complex (12 units total). First meeting with bank and was told 25% down at minimum would be required and 5.5% would be best interest rate on the rest. Just want to check to see i...
Steve Maginnis
Depreciation and refinancing
Hello all. I have a fourplex that I only owe about $20K on. It is a C property and I've been owner financing it since I bought it 15 years ago. My understanding is that once I have fully depreciated a property, it ...