All Forum Posts by: Heather W.

Welcome to BP!  My cousin lives in Bend.  It sure is a nice town.  Best of luck to you!

@Ken Reed- I'll be on vacation in the 22nd, but please include me on the next one. Thanks!

I wouldn't care. I complete about 90% of any paperwork for our household. What is your concern?  Do you think she is using his identity without his knowledge to get him on the lease? Would she qualify by herself?  I mean, I guess if you are really uncomfortable you can request to Skype or FaceTime with him. 

We had to refinish a tub in one of our rentals to pass a Section 8 annual inspection. We gave the family notice of when it was happening, but there wasn't any discussion of compensation, hotels, etc. 

Congratulations on taking action!  Was there a particular catalyst that moved you into action? What finally made you decide you were ready?

@Rick Baggenstossand @Naveen Desai- I have a couple of properties in East Point. Have you visited the area? Without knowing the address it is hard to say, but there are blocks of blighted properties nestled off of Washington Rd. I am a Class C/Section 8 kind of investor and my most challenging property has been in East Point.  I would probably not purchase there again.

The Thrifty Warehouse near the West End also has lots of stuff from Home Depot and Walmart. Generally, the Thrifty price is half of the price on the Home Depot app. If you pay with cash they will give you a little extra off as well. The woman who owns it is from New York. 

Chudi-

I'm so glad your hard work is paying off!  Care to share the details here?

@Trieste Musial- Welcome!  I'm always glad to see another investor interested in those nieghborhoods. Let me know if you'd like to get coffee sometime.  Your plan sounds very similar to mine and I'd be glad to answer questions I can. 

@Sam M.- Nice analysis, but I'd like to mention another factor.  I have to assume when you do a large mailing you've prescreened your mailing list to eliminate houses without a certain amount of equity.  I suspect a much higher portion of Internet leads will be owners without enough equity to make the deal worthwhile. As a result, I see your lead-to-purchase ratio being much less favorable for Internet leads as opposed to mailing list leads even if the Internet leads are more motivated.