All Forum Posts by: Preston Dean

I would say no - that a PO box is not acceptable for rental history. You can't rent out a PO box and live there.

And yea that sounds like a huge red flag to me. 

PO Box only shows where someone received their mail not where they lived. You need to have the ability to contact previous landlord to verify previous rental history. That's great that he travels so much but ask him to provide where he rented and where he slept during that time. 

There are plenty of fish in the sea AKA tenants to choose from. 

Hi @Shawn Questa

please add me to your buyers list if you have one!

@Jason Brown

Welcome! you got this. 

Hi @Jason Brown

Welcome to BP!

As you begin you REI journey here is a piece of advice

check out this website for a great over view of a city https://www.areavibes.com/

This website gives you a total livability score and you can see things like crime rate, housing, walking score and more.

Best of luck!

HI @Joe Rossi

in my experience every wholesaler is going to over value the ARVs. I would recommend creating a free profile here at this website. Here you can see most wholesale deals https://investorlift.com/

Best of luck 

HI @Dave Chengoue

As you continue REI I would suggest checking out this website. It is a great starting point for what an area is like if you haven't been there before. https://www.areavibes.com/

Its gives you a total livability score and helps understand a little bit about the area

HI @Amir Portal

We connected the other day on bigger pockets and we spoke on the phone. Here is a great resource. https://www.areavibes.com/

They give you a total livability score and you can type any address in 

@Andrew Postell can probably help

Hi @Franklin Marquette

Welcome to BP!

Here is one piece of advice 

When looking at areas to invest in check out this website https://www.areavibes.com/ 

its pretty cool it gives you a total livability score and rating for that area

Best of luck!

HI @Sam M.

Welcome to our world. This is very frustrating now. Commissions are no longer viewable to the public because the thought was that agents were steering their clients to show homes with higher commissions 

1. Commissions are negotiable

2. As agents we will always ask the sellers to pay for our commissions so it doesn't come from our buyer clients

3.You should have signed a buyers representation with your agent and that should have determined what % your agent is going to be paid. 2%, 2.5%, 3%. Whatever you agreed upon

4. If you signed a 3% buyers representation agreement and the seller is only paying 2.5% and nothing more then just ask that your agent amend the buyers representation to 2.5% so you are not on the hook for the last %

I will say, some agents are VERY strict and won't budge from 3% fee which in my opinion is kind of ridiculous.

If you are my client and the seller is only paying a 2.5 % fee I won't ask you for the additional 0.5%. But that's me!