Ryan Ellis
Easy way to estimate costs
Can someone suggest a good way to estimate repair costs, or should I just stick with quotes from multiple contractors?
Jordan Williams
Flip or Flop show really that accurate?
Just watched this show with my wife last night. It made me think of the quote the rich get richer but I'm still pretty skeptical. The show basically went as follows:If you have 300k cash to spare go buy a foreclosure/...
Kyle Doney
New company offers flat fees for selling homes
Interesting read about Denver company Trelora, trying to take down the commission structure in Real Estate. Seems like agents are up in arms over this. Article below.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_244...
David Woz
IS it me, or my Property Manager?
First some stats:
I have 6 going on 7 doors in the DFW areaI live out of stateRents range from 1400-1950 Per Month I pay 8% Per Month60% of first month's rent on new leases$395.00 flat rate for renewalsGetting to th...
Bienes Raices
.Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/economy/23decline.html?hp
It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...
Lance W.
Property Manager Problem
Hello,I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am trying to help my mother who is in a difficult real estate situation (I apologize for this lengthy email in advance but it is a complex situation). She lives in Hawaii but purcha...
Linda L.
What you should be concerned as 1st lien holder if there's 2nd loan?
Property appraisal value: 265K
Borrower's down payment: 79K
You 1st trust deed: 132K
Seller: 2nd trust deed: 70K
Two year balloon
In addition to the high combined loan to value, what e...
William S.
Would you take $100/m?
Thinking about buying a rental that works out to be $100/m after I run my numbers. It's a SFH in a good school district. I'd say B+ area. I am self managing this but still factor in PM expenses incase I move. Although...
Robert Ferrell
Using credit cards to fund the purchase of rental properties
Is there anyone out there who has used credit cards to fund the purchase of a rental property? I am planning to use my cards as a tool to aquire property and then get a cash out refi as soon as possible to pay off tho...
Luke Moore
Cedar Falls Iowa Assisted Living
I am going to share my journey building my 16 bedroom assisted living property in Iowa. This will be my first time going into assisted living care. It took me a long time to get this deal done approximately 1.5 year...