All Forum Posts by: Brandon Hayes

@Stephen Moskowitz 

Zillow will be pretty helpful for quick estimates. Not every house will have the same information, but for the most part you can get things such as tax history, schools in the neighborhood, and also comps. The pictures that are available also will give you a good idea of what your working with. Now its not the same as going to look at the property, but at least it gives you an idea. I would advise you to just get on there poke around. I hope that helped and if you have any other questions i am sure someone on BP will be able to help you. Best of luck to you! 

@Lilia Andrew

I totally agree! I was just wanted to become more clear on the subject and I knew my BP members could help. As for the Pro membership in my opinion it was worth every $$$ I spent. If you are serious about starting your investment career this is a great place to start. Just the unlimited use of the calculators to analyze your deals had me hooked! I hope that helps and if you need anything else don't be afraid to reach out. 

@G.A. Miller

Its not that the pro members got stuck. I listened to it yesterday, but I believe that he is testing out a new software and wanted the pro members to be the test dummy's.

But thank you everyone!! It is great to hear from both sides. I will do my best to not waste time, but also estimate properly the condition of the properties.

@Eric H.

Thanks for the info! So I should only go look at the property once my offer is accepted? And out of all the offers should I go walk the property that gives me better results?

@Joe Villeneuve

That scenario is what I don't want to happen, so thank you for putting it like that.

Hello everyone hope you all are having a great day. I'm a little confused about analyzing deals and making offers on properties before I even look at them. As I was watching the webinar last night with @Brandon Turner. He mentioned this as a way of making more offers and doing more deals without wasting time. I guess I want to know what are the pros and cons on doing this? I know that it will save your realtor a lot of time. Also thanks to technology most of the time the property has pictures up to view which allows you to usually estimate roughly . Other than that why is it a good idea?

@Jon Stanton

Well welcome to BP!! You should take those why's and write them down. Once they are on paper that is what will keep you going. You will do great and if you need anything the BP network is here for you.

@Gaither Hendrix2 things I would like to add since @Account Closeddid a great job on explaining what needs to happen!

-Real Estate is a numbers game so find a budget that makes you comfortable. The leads will come it's about being patient.  

-Make sure you pick up the phone!! It may sound like and easy task but one that is overlooked.

Enjoy the experience and if you have any questions there will always be a BP member that would love to help.

I have went on the Internet and searched around for a real estate CPA, but I really trust fellow biggerpockets member instead of the Internet. If anyone knows of a good CPA in the Tampa area please help!

Great job make sure you do your homework and enjoy the experience. The first one is when you learn the most!

Thank you! We are trying to stay away from borrowing from family. We are just looking at all of our options. Your profit is based how what you purchase it for. So if we can't make money we won't buy the deal but thank you.