Learn the secrets of comparable sales to determine property value in Columbia.

This class is Module 33 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets.

Topics covered in this module include:

• How do you know if you’re paying a good price for a property you’re buying (not too high)?
• How do you know if you’re getting for a good price for a property you’re selling (not too low)?
• Why use comparable sales to determine a property’s value
• What makes a property comparable?
• What are the most important factors for finding true comparable properties?
• How do you find comparable sales to use?
• How to use sold comparable sales and how to use active for sale properties when doing comps
• What range of square footage should use for comparable sales?
• How do you deal with outliers?
• What should you use for proximity when determining comps?
• How do you compare properties of different types or styles?
• How do you deal with the age of a property for comps?
• Narrowing the net to come up with a handful of really good comps
• Addressing your current competition in actively listed, comparable properties
• Reconciling asking price versus sold price
• Why and when you might want to get access to the MLS
• A warning when you can’t find many comps
• What are the value of upgrades when comparing properties?
• What is so important about market-based adjustments?
• Stable markets versus changing markets: how far back should you go for sold comps?
• Comping income properties versus owner-occupant properties
• List of websites to get free comps from
• How accurate are automated valuations (like Zillow, Redfin, etc)?
• Determining value and comparable sales
• Walking through a property’s value on the free comp websites as an example
• A tool for plotting square footage versus price to determine your property value
• The importance of buyer’s eyes as the final step when determining price
• Plus much more...

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Learn the secrets of real estate maintenance and capital expenses Columbia.

This class is Module 32 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets.

Topics covered in this module include:

• What’s the difference between capital expenses and maintenance on a rental property?
• What do I need to do to have my rental property business be a “qualified business” to get the tax advantages from the IRS?
• A downloadable log to keep the required contemporaneous records for qualified rental property businesses
• Examples of traditional maintenance versus capital expenses on a rental property
• How to account for maintenance and capital expenses when analyzing deals (including a spreadsheet for analyzing deals that models both for you)
• Are paint and carpet considered maintenance or capital improvement?
• How to determine what maintenance percentage to use when analyzing deals with detailed example
• How the price of the property, rent and ultimately Gross Operating Income impacts your maintenance percentage
• The danger of low-priced rental properties in relation to maintenance and capital expenses
• How to completely due diligence for maintenance and capital expenses on your rental properties
• Your 3 options regarding maintenance and capital expenses... and why #1 is not a good strategy
• Using the BASIC version of “Maintenance and CapEx Estimator for Rental Properties”
• What are the shortcomings of using the BASIC version of “Maintenance and CapEx Estimator for Rental Properties” and how do we overcome them?
• Using the ADVANCED version of “Maintenance and CapEx Estimator for Rental Properties”
• Where to enter the output of the “Maintenance and CapEx Estimator for Rental Properties” into your deal analysis spreadssheet
• Why should you consider setting aside money at the start for known upcoming maintenance or capital expenses?
• Where do maintenance and capital expenses show up in our returns? And, why that’s not everything.
• Comparing buying a new construction property to a resale property in terms of maintenance and capital expenses
• As home price and rents decline, what tends to happen to maintenance and capital expenses?
• Rental property portfolio planning with capital expenses in mind
• Timing maintenance and capital expenses: two strategies explored
• Alternatives to saving for maintenance and capital expenses
• One way to get lucky with certain capital expenses and what to do if you end up being lucky
• A simple tool... properly timed and deployed... that could ultimately save you thousands of dollars on your maintenance and capital expenses
• Plus much more...

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Learn the secrets of real estate inspections when buying in Columbia.

This class is Module 31 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets.

Topics covered in this module include:

• An overview the entire inspection process including choices and paperwork required
• What level of inspection are you doing prior to going under contract?
• Why dates and deadlines are critically important for keeping your earnest money or preventing a lawsuit
• What can you inspect during your inspection period… and what’s off limits?
• Why you need to operate in good faith and what that means
• Can buyers object to anything and everything? The answer may surprise new investors.
• Can buyers use inspections as a “I changed my mind” clause?
• Can buyers use inspections to terminate if they can’t find a buyer for their wholesale deals?
• What constitutes inclusions for a contract? And, can you object to the inclusions?
• What things that are not attached to the property are actually included?
• Is it true you can object to activities, odors, noises or how you might expect the occupants to be affected by such things?
• Can you object to not having fast internet? Or, other utilities?
• How objecting and resolutions work according to the paperwork
• Who are the parties involved in the inspection… including one you probably didn’t expect that can kill your deal
• Tips on negotiating win-win inspections
• Why you should insist on adding these extra dates to your inspections that most folks do not
• What happens if repairs are not done prior to closing
• What special title insurance add-on should you get if you’re objecting on inspection
• How to encourage a seller to accept your preferred inspection resolution suggestion
• Plus much more...

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