All Forum Posts by: Daniel F. Harb

I agree with @Dawn Anastasi. Please tell us you have extensive pictures & video for your records. Yes, right?

So sorry this happened.   :(

Daniel F. Harb

Excellent, @Scott Trench & @Mindy Jensen!  Happy New Year to the both of you!  

Much profit in 2018!  $$$

Daniel F. Harb

Hello,@Nathan Lilly.

Congrats on going to College. There are a myriad of things you can study, but make sure that what you study and eventually get your degree in (if you so choose), is marketable. If I were you, I would make triple~sure that you can make a great income (to dump into RE investing), in what you want to study and have as a career.

Don't get me wrong, I am sure that 15th Century History, getting a Degree in Bohemian Studies, and maybe Underwater Basketweaving are pretty awesome, but will it make you money? Can you make a solid annual income to support yourself & use for RE investing?  Those are the questions.  :)

Just my two bits.

Daniel F. Harb, ARRT,RT(R)

Best to you, @Jeff Filali. 

Sorry about your Father,

I pray 2018 is incredible for you and your family. :)

Daniel F. Harb

Happy last day of 2017!!!

Ordered the text the day before Christmas, and, obviously, haven't received the book yet, but halfway through the PDF of the text that was emailed! Thus far, this book is nothing short of EXCELLENT! Get out your pen to take copious notes, get your highlighter, dog ear some pages, this is absolutely the book for 2018 "Super~Goals"!

Written in a simple, yet powerful way, concise, and just the way @David Greene writes and has organized his thoughts, is up there with the most successful RE writers. 

Thank you, David, for such a superlative RE OOS investing book!

Best of profits to all BiggerPocketeers in 2018!  $$$

Daniel F. Harb

Thank you, @Amir B.! I appreciate your input. I live just down the way from OCC! Nice!

Thank you, @Cara Lonsdale. Those Amazon Distribution centers will be huge! I think Amazon is going to overtake the entire world! Ha!

Happy New Year to both of you! Best of profits in 2018!!  $$$

Daniel F. Harb

Great advice ,@Mala S., thank you. I love "Rentometer", but I have to check it again, I think last time I used it, it said my free quotes were used up. Ha! 

Best to you!

Daniel F. Harb

Hi @Brie Schmidt! Thank you so much for your input. I didn't think I should put too much weight in "Z".

Thank you, @Von S. That makes perfect sense. Some neighborhoods I know can be completely different 2 blocks one way as opposed to the other. 

Thank you both and Happy 2018!

Question: Are you finding when you check the rental estimate on "Zillow" that they are over the actual estimate? Whether checking, California, Indiana, Kentucky, or anywhere, USA, are you seeming to find the estimate "Off"? I have found out about actual rents from "Boots on the Ground" and it seems more often than not, the rents are estimated as higher. Sometimes way higher.

Not good when doing a property analysis and it is critical to get an "Actual" rent value.

Have you found this? What are your thoughts?

Thank you in advance!

Daniel F. Harb

Wow. Amazing thread. So sorry, Mary Ann Casey. Best wishes, and make sure you kick some butt! I am just about to take the deep~dive into investing OOS, and these stories make me sick! Everybody here is spot~on. Make triple~sure you have a superlative PM company.  And a team that runs a tight ship! Get those "Boots on the Ground"!

Best to you.

Daniel F. Harb