All Forum Posts by: Matthew Nicklin
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Post: General Contractor Atlanta

- Real Estate Agent
- Woodstock, GA
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Originally posted by @Eric McCoy:
@Matthew Nicklin
Hi Matthew, I am also looking for an investor friendly contractor and would like to know of any you highly recommend.
We are currently under contract and the property is available to view for estimates now.
Thank you for your recommendation.
Eric
Eric feel free to PM me and I can send you a few. I don't think the moderators like specific public endorsements which is understandable. If you PM me the location of the property and generally what is needed I can send you some names.
Post: Looking to connect with other ATL Realt Estate Professionals

- Real Estate Agent
- Woodstock, GA
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Originally posted by @Hannah McDonald:
@Matthew Nicklin I just joined the ATL REIA so looking forward to meeting some folks there. :) I've attended a few events on Meetup but they only happen once a month so looking for something more frequent.
Great! The REIAs can be helpful but the general meetings can sometimes meet a little too salesy for me. They have a lot of great sub groups though in my experience.
I agree some of the bigger free meetups only meet once a month. I am always open to meeting more investors and agents if time allows. Let me know if you all plan a meetup.
Post: Looking to connect with other ATL Realt Estate Professionals

- Real Estate Agent
- Woodstock, GA
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At @Clara Brashear and @Hannah McDonald do you currently attend any of the local meet ups? I have found them to be very helpful with networking. I particularly like the investor meet ups.
Post: Rentals In Atlanta GA

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- Woodstock, GA
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@Tommy Cramblit are you speaking about HOA rental restrictions specifically or what are you referring to? A knowledgable agent should be able to help you find that information. Whenever you are purchasing a deed restricted property that is within an HOA you should review all the HOA documents including covenants, financials, rules and regulations to ensure you understand what you are getting into.
Post: New to Atlanta - Real Estate Investor

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- Woodstock, GA
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Originally posted by @Herbart R.:
@Matthew Johnathan Newton That’s funny, I’m also moving to Woodstock in 5 days and would love to learn more about the area. Maybe we should put together a local meetup unless there’s one already in the area.
All welcome to Woodstock! I have been here for around 6 years and was in Roswell previously. It's a great place to be!
If your looking for a Real Estate meetup to attend a group called Cherokee Real Estate Freedom meets in Canton. It is a free group and not associated with any REIAs so no memberships to join etc. Just search them on Facebook and you can join. They meet once a month. I have been going for years.
Post: Cheapest / quickest way to process a quit claim deed

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- Woodstock, GA
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Originally posted by @Harry Gamble:
@Sam Mitchell not sure why you would use a quit claim. A quit claim transfers only what the grantor owns, and can be an indication that the grantor doesn’t own 100% fee simple absolute title. Seems like a warranty deed would be better assuming you own fee simple absolute title.
This! Do not use a quit claim deed. I am not an attorney but from what I understand if you use a quit claim deed it can invalidate your title insurance, if you have it. Whereas using a general warranty deed or special warranty deed will preserve the title insurance. In my opinion it is worth spending a little money with an attorney to handle this, it really shouldn't cost too much especially if you do not need to buy title insurance again.
Post: Fulton County Tax Delinquent and Probate

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- Woodstock, GA
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Originally posted by @Mark Pedroza:
This is almost the same duplicate site I use here in CA for free probate leads:
Hmm that is interesting haha. I guess maybe the same vendor sold both states the same backend. I know there are only a few large companies that provide deed indexing/public record searches. So I have seen a lot of duplicates of those.
Post: Fulton County Tax Delinquent and Probate

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- Woodstock, GA
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The site that @Ari Newman posted is from the tax assessor. You can also use the official GA public notice site for all advertisements https://www.georgiapublicnotic...
The important thing to note is just because it is advertised doesn't mean it is actually going to make it to the sale. As it may be brought current prior to the sale.
They also have probate info along with other legal notices.
Post: BRRRR help in Atlanta

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- Woodstock, GA
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I completely agree with you! I have completed several BRRRs myself. In my opinion a good BRRR has to be acquired off market. A lot of my deals were acquired off market from distressed sellers. Right now it is tough, due to the low inventory and lack of distressed sellers. With foreclosure forbearance and stimulus money there are not a lot of distressed sellers in the market right now. Doesnt mean it is not worth looking, just a little tougher right now. The market will shift at some point.
Post: Recent HVAC Replacement Costs

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- Woodstock, GA
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Vegas get hotter than Atlanta but I agree 2 ton maybe a little small even if you have 2 units. I paid around $4700 for a 3 ton 14 seer unit with condensor, a-coil, and 80% eff furnance installed. This was last year so I am sure prices went up like everything else but you should be able to get it done for around $5k. Call around to the independent operators, the major companies that spend huge ad money are always going to be higher.