All Forum Posts by: Walker Hinshaw

@Paige Kelsey do you have a link to the article so I can give it a read?

I don't know about Portland, but I would agree with the rest of the Denver folks that I don't believe the Denver market will crash but it will likely soften somewhat over the next two years.

I thought @Linda Weygant's response was a great one for buy & hold investors - as long as you aren't leveraged to the max and would struggle to make payments if rents took a dip, as a buy & hold investor you should be fine - history shows that housing prices will increase again eventually.

And while I don't have data to back this up (maybe someone else does?), rents don't usually see the same magnitude of swings as real estate prices so as long as you are buying property that cash flows today and don't have a massive portfolio of properties you should be ok even if there is a contraction as long as you have another source of income and aren't forced to sell.

Personally I hope the Denver market does take a tumble so I can start buying properties at a discount and ride the eventual wave of improvement to a nice financial windfall. 

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Hi @Brigitte Garner and welcome to Bigger Pockets!

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Last but not least, don't underestimate the power of participating in the forums! Welcome people to the site, congratulate people on their successes and contribute to real estate discussions where you can. Set up a keyword alert for your area and interact with the other people in your area as much as possible. This will help build your local knowledge as well as your network.

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@Matt M.

Thanks for the reply; I will be doing that on Friday when I get back to Denver. 

How much do they typically charge for the probate records? 

Also, Denver has several courthouses - which one do you go to for the probate records? 

How long does it take them to pull the records? 

What format do they give them to you in?

Does anyone know how I can find the names and contact info of landlords in Denver currently undergoing an eviction? 

I have searched around Denver's city/court website and cannot seem to find the information there. I am also planning on calling local property management companies and asking them to refer anyone facing eviction who may want to sell to me. 

Any suggestions (including on how to effectively reach out to property management companies so they will give me decent leads) would be much appreciated.

@Tyson Luthy

Thank you, very informative. Is this something that you have to outline in your lease or could I present something like this to a tenant without having to worry about legal recourse?

@Zachary Gwin

 Congrats on joining the BiggerPockets team and welcome to Denver!

@Tyson Luthy

That sounds like a great idea. What options do you provide the tenant with?

@Bobbie K.

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