All Forum Posts by: Jorge Borjas

Hey @Jeff Brown welcome to BP! This is a great place to start in RE Investing. As you know, here you can find all sorts of resources that people share freely. Look into amazing tools and resources like:

Weekly webinars:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/webinar

Or the forums, or great guides and books:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/3...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/0...

http://get.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook/

Or you can analyze deals to start getting practice before you actually jump in:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/flip-analysis

I would also suggest you look for local Real Estate Investing Associations or clubs meetings to begin networking with people in the industry. Start educating yourself like crazy and stay focused. 

All the best man

Hey @Clarke Monroe, welcome to BP! Here you can find all sorts of resources that people share freely. If you haven't already, look into:

Weekly webinars:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/webinar

Or the forums, or great guides and books:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/3...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/0...

http://get.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook/

Or you can analyze deals to start getting practice before you actually jump in:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/flip-analysis

I would also suggest you look for local Real Estate Investing Associations or clubs meetings to begin networking with people in the industry. I believe there's one in Canton in January and another soon in Marietta. I'm fairly new to this myself, but if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them.

All the best man

@Kalimah Jenkins Fantastic! Congratulations on your latest deals! Keep hustling. All the best

@Kalimah Jenkins Why did you wait almost a year to refi? The bank wouldn't do it earlier? I had a lender tell me you can cash out refi in 6 months here in GA...

Hey @JODALE Blanding, welcome to BP! Since you are finally serious about investing in Real Estate, this is a great place to start. As you know, here you can find all sorts of resources that people share freely. Also, if you become a PRO member, you can have access to amazing tools and resources like:

Weekly webinars:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/webinar

Or the forums, or great guides and books:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/3...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/0...

http://get.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook/

Or you can analyze deals to start getting practice before you actually jump in:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/flip-analysis

I would also suggest you look for local Real Estate Investing Associations or clubs meetings to begin networking with people in the industry. Start educating yourself like crazy and stay focused. The Macon area seems to have significant RE activity. Also, if you can share your knowledge of the Middle GA regiion that would help.

All the best man

@Account Closed I have a cluster of pine trees in the front yard of a flip I'm working on. Can you refer me to the company that removed them for $1900? Thanks! PM me. 

I got a townhouse in the Kennesaw Station subdivision five minutes from KSU main campus that works great as a rental. This is a middle unit flanked by two other on a corner which makes the back yard look large. The house is in decent shape but it needs about $8,000 to make it rent-ready. The unit can be rented for at least $1000, or more if rent is split between two tenants.

The seller is interested in closing as fast as possible, a couple of weeks if possible.

PM me if interested and I can schedule a showing.

@Katie Neason So adding an additional 3-prong outlet to each room/area brings the house up-to-code as far as electrical is concerned? I have a similar situation where I'm looking at a house built in 1960. I will look at it tomorrow and want to know what to look for. If outlets are 2-prong, I don't have to necessarily rewire house to add grounded wiring right? What should I look for with this house? I'm in GA. Thank you so much!

@Bob B. This is an old I thread but I'm interested in hearing your opinion on what to do with a house built in 1960 when it comes to electrical. I'm going to see the house tomorrow and I want to know what to look for as far as electrical issues. If the wiring in the house is not grounded, is this something that can be left as-is as long as nothing electrical is touched? Or will an inspector require that the whole house be re-wired to bring up to code? The house is in Marietta. Any experience with houses in the area built in 1960?

Thank you for your input. Very much appreciated.

@Andy Luick This is an old thread, but I was looking for a conversation like this to get advice for renovating a house in a historic district. I'm new at REI and this would be my first flip. I went to see the house and it looks in great shape, since it has been worked on over the years. All mechanicals are updated. The things that give me pause are how small the kitchen is and how small the one single bathroom is. It's 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. I'd like to add a second bath and blow up the wall between kitchen and dining to make it more open. The house is kind of small (2000 sf) too. What do you think of a newbie doing a historic home renovation as his first flip? Will I be in over my head?

Thanks for you time!