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Hi everyone,
I own a house that I plan on renting after I make some major repairs. Is a CL ad sufficient proof of intent for the IRS, or should I run a print ad before starting repairs?
Thank you!
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I know dealing with the city can be a pain at times, but did you ever appoach them as a partner, as source for rehabs and flips?
Recently one investor bought all the city had and will likely make a few million, but y...
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Hey BP Fam. Closed on a condex friday and had a lease and deposit Sunday night, POW! That just doubled my business right there, very humbled and excited by that fact right there. Anyway, just wanted to celebrate wi...
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On foreclosures, how close is Zillow on the predicted sale price. In my area it is showing REO's around 70% ARV. I am totally new at this.
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Have never invested in anything but real estate books, and Gunu classes and seminars. Here's my goal for the month of September. Give me more ideas on how to set up the contracts or good things to have in them..et...
Hi all,
I am new to investing, and am about to buy my first real estate investment. I am trying to figure out how to calculate my return (cash on cash?/after tax), and have had a couple different people tell me diff...
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Hello All!
I just want to give a little friendly professional advice from a Realtor to certain flippers...
Every week I look at flips that are sitting on the market and in southern California if anything has been on...
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There have been some other posts regarding this deal in the multifamily forum, but I thought I'd post a summary here as well.
I started looking into REI one year ago, and was overwhelmed by all the strategies. I read...
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This question is for anyone that can help, but looking for a response from @Ned Carey. What are the pros and cons to buying tax liens especially the ones that haven't been sold in auction. There seems to be quite ...
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Hello all,
I am negotiating a seller financing deal. The owner has no mortgage on the property. This will be my first seller financing deal, so I am a little confused. My questions are:
1) When I write up the agreem...