All Forum Posts by: John Mathewson
John Mathewson has started 25 posts and replied 710 times.
Post: Newbie financing question

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@Kimberly Dalrymple I think it depends on your relationship. If you have a good working relationship with your bank then start there but if you don't really then I would recommend you use a mortgage broker that has multiple connections to find which works best for you.
Post: New Investor looking to flip single family house

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@Account Closed Welcome to the site! there is a ton of information on here and some great connections to be made. Great idea on getting started to partner up with someone who has done flips before. I have seen the structure you're suggesting a lot and I think it can work well. We utilize the same structure quite a bit. If I can help at all please let me know
Post: New to Real Estate Investing

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@Kyle Carhart Welcome to the site! You did the right thing by jumping on here. There is a ton of information on here and some awesome connections. Stay active on the site and network like crazy . If I can help at all please let me know.
Post: Fix & flip inspections

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@Jeff Schneider So for us if we haven't walked the property yet we give ourself a 3 day inspection time and let the seller and agent know it's just for our contractor to walk the property. However If I or my team have already walked the house then we don't ask for an inspection time. This is totally up to you and I wouldn't recommend you waive your inspection until you are very confident in walking a house and what to look for yourself. Hope that helps some.
Post: About to close a deal and all of the sudden bad news

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@Monica Narvaez If they already had accepted your offer then you would have nothing to worry about they can't just back out of a deal or strong arm you into a higher offer. However if the contract was not fully executed they could take the other offer depending on the circumstances.
Post: real estate agent or online

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@Andrew McIntyre That is the reason why I chose to get my license when I started investing in real estate. Other than that you can spend some time really getting to know the REO agents and building a relationship with them.
Post: How to get the ball rolling?

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@Thomas O'Neill There is a ton of information on here and some awesome contacts. I would recommend you spend some time learning the different ways of real estate investing. There are so many and you want to choose a path that fits your passion and abilities. Stay active on here and network like crazy. If I can help at all please let me know.
Post: Making the floors quiet

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@Stone Teran Carpet would help and maybe go with a little thicker padding than the cheapest out there. I think that would work better than ceramic tile all over and it would be easier.
Post: New Investor - Columbus Ohio

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Welcome to the site! There is a ton of information on here and some really good connections. Stay active on this site and network like crazy! If I can ever help at all please let me know.
Post: How did YOU Start out?!

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@Joseph Shevy Hey trying something new on here I went through and answered questions in video format. A little easier to help make sense. Let me know your thoughts hope it helps some. If I can help any more please let me know.