All Forum Posts by: John S Lewis
John S Lewis has started 83 posts and replied 161 times.
Post: Looking for private funding

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
Hello BP community. I've been studying with BP and a 30 year veteran for about 7 weeks now. I've been researching many properties and I'm looking to do my first deal within the next 45 days. I'm focusing on Buy and Hold, Fix and Flip, and BRRRR strategies. I would like to meet up with potential investors in the Central New Jersey area. I have been a business professional for over 25 years and believe that I have great analytical skills. Check out my LinkedIn profile (www.linkedin.com/in/johnslewis/) for my background. Please contact me via PM or right here to reach out. I would love to buy you a cup of coffee of lunch on the weekend and we can discuss our interests. I am only interested in win-win partnerships. Thanks for reading.
Post: How can I find foreclosed property before it goes on the MLS?

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
Thx @Ashley Byington
Post: How can I find foreclosed property before it goes on the MLS?

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
I'm trying to find out if anyone has a good service or search capabilities that allows people to find bank owned/foreclosure properties before they come on the MLS. There are paid services all over the internet, but are any good and worth the money?
Thanks
Post: Connected Investors selling dreams?!?

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
Post: Can I advertise for funding?

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
Does anyone know what the legal aspects of advertising for funding are in this business? I saw an ad on craigslist looking for funding, they will pay 9-11% interest on notes secured by RE. I'm wondering if I can do this? I know the SEC has strict rules on marketing investments, but this isn't the financial markets, or is it?
Thank you.
Post: $0 money in = $4680 in passive cashflow...another HomeRun! w/PICS

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
great story and i love the deal. my only question is re:
Repair/Maintenance/CapEx: $1060/year (one percent of purchase price) 1%? isn't that a bit low? watching all of brandon turners videos he always puts in at least 5% for just cap ex. so help me understand why so low.
thanks.
Post: Please help on Certificate of Occupancy/Tenant not to be disturbd

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
I'm not even considering this property anymore. I showed it to someone and the area is a war zone. probably why one can't disturb the tenant, they may got shot! lol
Post: Has anyone used Deal dog?

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
@Pauline Jones so what has been your experience with Deal Dog? I've stumbled upon it and was just going to post a question about it.
Post: Using Listsource effectively

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
Hello BP community - I just did a search on listsource.com and narrowed it down quite significantly for my zip code using absentee owners. How do I know if I have a good list? Is this just trial and error? Seems like it could add up to a lot of $$'s pretty quickly if just using trial and error. Any good suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
Post: Than Merrill's Free Real Estate Class

- Jackson, NJ
- Posts 167
- Votes 48
@Chris Armstrong thanks for your 2 cents!! Based on all the feedback I've gotten so far, I won't be going and wasting my time.