All Forum Posts by: Danielle Pidgeon
Danielle Pidgeon has started 5 posts and replied 7 times.
Post: First Fix and Flip!!! Scary but Successful

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Originally posted by @Santiago Marquez:
Great work Danielle😍👍 What were the points, int rate or fees that your HML charged for your first time? Did you use the HML for the entire loan? No GAP funder?
Hi....3% down and 12% interest only for 6 months and loaned up to 75% ARV. It took us just under 4 months to complete. No GAP.
Post: First Fix and Flip!!! Scary but Successful

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Post: Another Beautiful Fixer Upper

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Post: Another Beautiful Fixer Upper

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $196,400
Cash invested: $73,000
Sale price: $368,500
Fix and Flip and a very desirable neighborhood. Probably one of my favorite flips so far.
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
We love finding a neglected property and bringing it back to life.
How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
Believe it or not MLS
How did you finance this deal?
hard money
How did you add value to the deal?
My husband has a background in construction and I'm an interior designer.
What was the outcome?
Amazing! I had just got my license and was able to list the property myself. Had a full price offer in less than 7 days.
Lessons learned? Challenges?
Always expect the unexpected.
Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
Our hard money loan contact is amazing.

Post: Another Beautiful Fixer Upper

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $196,400
Cash invested: $55,000
Sale price: $368,500
Fix and Flip and a very desirable neighborhood. Probably one of my favorite flips so far.
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
We love taking a sad and neglected property and turning into something amazing.
How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
believe it or not, MLS.
How did you finance this deal?
Hard money
How did you add value to the deal?
Zillow and Realtor.com. Sold a property prior to that in this area and used our previous experience.
What was the outcome?
Amazing! Hard work pays off. I had just got my license and listed the property. Received a full price offer in less than 7 days.
Lessons learned? Challenges?
Always plan for the unexpected.
Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
Our Hard Money Lender is amazing. Cheryll Ramirez at Longhorn is knowledgeable and experienced.

Post: In Search of El Paso RE Meetups

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Me too!
Post: First Fix and Flip!!! Scary but Successful

- El Paso, TX
- Posts 7
- Votes 5
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $137,000
Cash invested: $35,000
Sale price: $234,700
Fix and Flip
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
We've always had a passion for construction and real estate, but the timing never seemed right. Once we finally made the right connections everything seemed to fall into place.
How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
We made a great contact who's a hard money lender and she has many wholesale contacts. She's amazing!
How did you finance this deal?
Hard money
How did you add value to the deal?
I didn't have my license at the time so I spent a lot of time researching Zillow and Realtor.com to help me reaffirm what we already knew.
What was the outcome?
The outcome was better than expected and we received a full price offer the first day on the market. We bought the house pre-Covid. We were really scared when things shut down, but timing is everything....the market was just getting starting to pick up steam again and we sold with no problem.
Lessons learned? Challenges?
Even with the best construction budget and understanding how to allocate that money, be ready for surprises. It just happens, but have a little extra contingency for the unexpected.
Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
We did FSBO and it worked out fine. After that, I got my real estate license.
