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I am a new investor trying to get my first deal. I attended a 3 day retreat, but still trying to understand getting a deal. I contacted the code enforcement bureau, public records and tax assessors office. How would I...
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whats the main things you look at to analyze a deal in 60 secs?If i'm looking at apartment building listings with 16+ units what should i look at real quick to tell if its worth looking more into or not?
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I wonder if somebody can guide me in the right direction. My partner and I have tried going to the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack to try and get access to the probate list. We ended up being sent all over the ...
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I've put together a spreadsheet of every property currently available on the MLS for PG county along with it's estimated rent (from zillow), taxes (from SDAT), and then the calculated expenses, income, net cash flow, ...
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My partner and I started to get into real estate a few months ago. We gained a pretty solid foundation of knowledge through different mentors and meetings. About a month ago, we started looking to put properties under...
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My agent is experienced in shortsales and has helped me tie up multiple shortsale deals. But numerous have also fallen through. What are the benefits and differences of involving a specialist?
I know of a property in TX that I would really like to learn more about and possibly put in an offer on. I had a lawyer friend of mine do some searches and she found that it is now owned by Chase. I have been by the h...
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I'd love to hear what are the best ways to estimate rental rates. I use Rentometer and Craigslist.Rentometer.com seems pretty good for a first pass at rates. It gives you a good idea of rates based on sqft, neighborho...
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I've been sending out a lot of direct mail to addressed from a list I purchased on ListSource. It has worked well. However, I get a lot of rejected mail (return to sender, etc). Before I send out the mail, I run the l...
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I'm using listsource to build a list of multi family properties in my target areas: Apple Valley, CA and Hesperia, CA. Using the below criteria, the list is only yielding 515 results!!! Do I even bother with this l...