PropertyInvesting.com | emma171 | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/emma171/activity/ Activity feed for emma171. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:40:45 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 4e8d19ab49588427ec49b1c7410e30f0 emma171 replied to the topic The guarantee it ISN'T a good deal in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030726-the-guarantee-it-isnt-a-good-deal/#post-5030853 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:21:13 +0000 Jay..how are you?! Ha..no, I am in the Bahamas,where I am spending a lot of my life these days. I was in ATL last week but now at my other, other home. GREAT buying here…view is pretty amazing as well…someone has to do it. I seem to remember saying we would all end up working from our laptops in the Caribbean…!

]]> ce9df2045643034501849e120b578399 emma171 replied to the topic Financing for purchase of property in USA? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030611-financing-for-purchase-of-property-in-usa/#post-5030756 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 10:16:52 +0000 Property management = if you live in the US, as a brother you will be committing to going at least once a year to do a full property inspection. Manage the manager if you have one and get before & after photos of all repairs. I haven’t changed my mantra on this in 20 years…when your house comes up for rent…call it US vacation time but get 6…[Read more]

]]> f0a7b0878daae59fc7b987abaeeb50a0 emma171 replied to the topic Financing for purchase of property in USA? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030611-financing-for-purchase-of-property-in-usa/#post-5030756 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 10:16:52 +0000 Property management = if you live in the US, as a brother you will be committing to going at least once a year to do a full property inspection. Manage the manager if you have one and get before & after photos of all repairs. I haven’t changed my mantra on this in 20 years…when your house comes up for rent…call it US vacation time but get 6…[Read more]

]]> f9ea4fe85f40e075fa9e8dae3c9d104a emma171 started the topic The guarantee it ISN'T a good deal in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030726-the-guarantee-it-isnt-a-good-deal/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:00:26 +0000 I am putting this on here simply because I am sick of superlatives. They are coming to you even still on this forum.

“Best”, “Most”, and, okay, not superlatives however “Never”… “Don’t Miss”

Guarantee you one thing…they are the indicators of someone who probably shouldn’t sell real estate.

There are great deals to be had in any market every…[Read more]

]]> f9ea4fe85f40e075fa9e8dae3c9d104a emma171 started the topic The guarantee it ISN'T a good deal in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030726-the-guarantee-it-isnt-a-good-deal/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:00:26 +0000 I am putting this on here simply because I am sick of superlatives. They are coming to you even still on this forum.

“Best”, “Most”, and, okay, not superlatives however “Never”… “Don’t Miss”

Guarantee you one thing…they are the indicators of someone who probably shouldn’t sell real estate.

There are great deals to be had in any market every…[Read more]

]]> 8caf721c325dc6f01d56ec39f6eece71 emma171 started the topic The guarantee it ISN'T a good deal in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030726-the-guarantee-it-isnt-a-good-deal/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:00:26 +0000 I am putting this on here simply because I am sick of superlatives. They are coming to you even still on this forum.

“Best”, “Most”, and, okay, not superlatives however “Never”… “Don’t Miss”

Guarantee you one thing…they are the indicators of someone who probably shouldn’t sell real estate.

There are great deals to be had in any market every…[Read more]

]]> 8caf721c325dc6f01d56ec39f6eece71 emma171 started the topic The guarantee it ISN'T a good deal in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030726-the-guarantee-it-isnt-a-good-deal/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:00:26 +0000 I am putting this on here simply because I am sick of superlatives. They are coming to you even still on this forum.

“Best”, “Most”, and, okay, not superlatives however “Never”… “Don’t Miss”

Guarantee you one thing…they are the indicators of someone who probably shouldn’t sell real estate.

There are great deals to be had in any market every…[Read more]

]]> e4842499cde9ae8e201136a6e2196bbc emma171 started the topic The guarantee it ISN'T a good deal in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030726-the-guarantee-it-isnt-a-good-deal/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:00:26 +0000 I am putting this on here simply because I am sick of superlatives. They are coming to you even still on this forum.

“Best”, “Most”, and, okay, not superlatives however “Never”… “Don’t Miss”

Guarantee you one thing…they are the indicators of someone who probably shouldn’t sell real estate.

There are great deals to be had in any market every…[Read more]

]]> 40a79ba12768c0d4c8a68b90cec4cb38 emma171 replied to the topic Financing for purchase of property in USA? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030611-financing-for-purchase-of-property-in-usa/#post-5030724 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:49:45 +0000 Concur with Redwood although 2 options to consider would be a) a joint venture to keep USD USD if she can’t borrow on US interest rates although with full dox (2- 3years Oz tax returns) she should be able to get a FNAP (what the US calls a foreign national loan) or b) cash out refi of existing Oz property.

]]> e135d2cbe87fcc9aca29aa97a1f7cce3 emma171 replied to the topic Financing for purchase of property in USA? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030611-financing-for-purchase-of-property-in-usa/#post-5030724 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:49:45 +0000 Concur with Redwood although 2 options to consider would be a) a joint venture to keep USD USD if she can’t borrow on US interest rates although with full dox (2- 3years Oz tax returns) she should be able to get a FNAP (what the US calls a foreign national loan) or b) cash out refi pf existing Oz property.

]]> 47587ff005a386a44711b705935afb49 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013868 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:46:04 +0000 Sorry – Jay – just got – went to spam. In Bahamas this week working on my rehab down here.. not back Vegas until mid October!

Yes – very aware that ATL taxes are deemed vaguely “norm” but I don’t subscribe to that. Why I like cities where alcohol, gambling and tobacco taxes support the essential services paid for by property taxes in other…[Read more]

]]> 47587ff005a386a44711b705935afb49 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013868 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:46:04 +0000 Sorry – Jay – just got – went to spam. In Bahamas this week working on my rehab down here.. not back Vegas until mid October!

Yes – very aware that ATL taxes are deemed vaguely “norm” but I don’t subscribe to that. Why I like cities where alcohol, gambling and tobacco taxes support the essential services paid for by property taxes in other…[Read more]

]]> 19e9603a5359fae1691b18917486d455 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013868 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:46:04 +0000 Sorry – Jay – just got – went to spam. In Bahamas this week working on my rehab down here.. not back Vegas until mid October!

Yes – very aware that ATL taxes are deemed vaguely “norm” but I don’t subscribe to that. Why I like cities where alcohol, gambling and tobacco taxes support the essential services paid for by property taxes in other…[Read more]

]]> 6dfa24caab781d42b755ee10c4eec2af emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013868 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:46:04 +0000 Sorry – Jay – just got – went to spam. In Bahamas this week working on my rehab down here.. not back Vegas until mid October!

Yes – very aware that ATL taxes are deemed vaguely “norm” but I don’t subscribe to that. Why I like cities where alcohol, gambling and tobacco taxes support the essential services paid for by property taxes in other…[Read more]

]]> d3754004174b561473a069711524d901 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013037 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Jay
Haven’t posted for a while… this is a GREAT idea… with the caveat of …. if you aren’t going for the jugular on price… one of my investors approached me – he has had a fabulous run so not needing to firesell but I sent to him and would send to anyone interested in this…

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I literally don’t blame you (currency play)– obviously we did the…[Read more]

]]> f1db3e936e605de3087dcec3424a0ee2 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013037 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Jay
Haven’t posted for a while… this is a GREAT idea… with the caveat of …. if you aren’t going for the jugular on price… one of my investors approached me – he has had a fabulous run so not needing to firesell but I sent to him and would send to anyone interested in this…

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I literally don’t blame you (currency play)– obviously we did the…[Read more]

]]> 1659132e36b7accec21aa5d9af994b1b emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013037 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Jay
Haven’t posted for a while… this is a GREAT idea… with the caveat of …. if you aren’t going for the jugular on price… one of my investors approached me – he has had a fabulous run so not needing to firesell but I sent to him and would send to anyone interested in this…

QUOTE

I literally don’t blame you (currency play)– obviously we did the…[Read more]

]]> a5cec749cc0be5cd609c5c0ff0d36849 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013037 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Jay
Haven’t posted for a while… this is a GREAT idea… with the caveat of …. if you aren’t going for the jugular on price… one of my investors approached me – he has had a fabulous run so not no needing to firesell but I sent to him and would send to anyone interested in this…

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I literally don’t blame you (currency play)– obviously w…[Read more]

]]> 4d95ddfca9c304a20f089eada43645ea emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013037 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Jay
Haven’t posted for a while… this is a GREAT idea… with the caveat of …. if you aren’t going for the jugular on price… one of my investors approached me – he has had a fabulous run so not no needing to firesell but I sent to him and would send to anyone interested in this…

QUOTE

I literally don’t blame you (currency play)– obviously w…[Read more]

]]> 3e1975ebadbde065f22afa647f343a60 emma171 replied to the topic We buy US rental stock.. you own property you want to sell for cash today in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5011628-we-buy-us-rental-stock-you-own-property-you-want-to-sell-for-cash-today/#post-5013037 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Jay
Haven’t posted for a while… this is a GREAT idea… with the caveat of …. if you aren’t going for the jugular on price… one of my investors approached me – has had a fabulous run so not trying to rush but and this is what I sent to him/anyone interested in this…

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I literally don’t blame you (currency play)– obviously we did the currenc…[Read more]

]]> 003b80490e993ec0dc64270e7a61e549 emma171 replied to the topic Beginner requiring advice on overseas (USA, Atlanta) rental income. in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407803-beginner-requiring-advice-on-overseas-usa-atlanta-rental-income/#post-4678858 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:41:18 +0000 Go commercial…heck yes… Love it!!   Bejesus .. SFR fights over crap rproperties in investor owned enclaves?? That equals a downward spiral in rents the second there is any vacancy. If you aren't buying through someone with a holding interest like Jay then or buying through a licensed US buyers agent, you are motivated through someone ONLY by…[Read more]

]]> 14fac9ec841694316f96f75fa3571d88 emma171 replied to the topic Property management in Atlanta? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407859-property-management-in-atlanta/#post-4679191 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:23:30 +0000 Nick
Jay will help and yes, shocking but take control… One day late on rent and be firm!

emma

]]> ad56299aa3d4ef9500fac5c1e4508f90 emma171 replied to the topic Calling All Atlanta experts in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407727-calling-all-atlanta-experts/page/2/#post-4678298 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:01:00 +0000 While I personally think the SFR phase is a case of "NEXT" (…..Jay's model would be HIGHLY tempting at this point…) and getting excited at that, these are my thoughts….

IF YOU MUST INVEST IN ATL….. FIND A CERTIFIED FOREIGN INVESTOR SPECIALIST (LICENSED)…  (or again, use someone like Jay)…..REMEMBER – THE SELLER PAYS COMMISSION…[Read more]

]]> a568b4b955cfc28f19e4ffc73a8b9d16 emma171 replied to the topic Only international investors will get this one ;) in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407532-only-international-investors-will-get-this-one/#post-4676808 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:47:56 +0000 So so so so so true…. why I try to keep it to specific projects than throwing my entire life away on paperwork….

]]> 6b8a0dfcef3c23c71ece6d6cb895f5e8 emma171 replied to the topic Who got sucked into so called 'C' Class properties in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407544-who-got-sucked-into-so-called-c-class-properties/#post-4676932 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:32:17 +0000 WI
yep, these numbers make about as much sense to me as buying in Dallas GA would or within the dump smell zone of Dekalb.

Let's face it …. seriously, VERY VERY SERIOUSLY, for those who SERIOUSLY know the market ( who aren't spruiking), would you SERIOUSLY be buying SFR Atlanta still? Maybe but MAYBE I am seeing 2 a month that I would even…[Read more]

]]> 380c4624efdbb4d429e292c1093a7e57 emma171 replied to the topic heading to the States! in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407443-heading-to-the-states/page/2/#post-4676262 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:49:20 +0000 BMH – use XE.com – you can wire funds out of the US account. Obviously just having your property manager wire would be another way – quarterly or so – the fees would amount to less than you pay with Wells!

Personally I am out of the SFR market especially in ATL unless something LEAPT…  MFR's, commercial in general and other fun projects to get…[Read more]

]]> 05a45f1f989669b251409e4ea2b91e3b emma171 replied to the topic What do people think of Steve's the US Passive Income Fund? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/what-do-people-think-of-steves-the-us-passive-income-fund/#post-4676208 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:19:51 +0000 Jay
I think you have hit the nail on the head… it is the calling in of the loans that is creating the interest and the attention to those who can manage it to pull the funds together to purchase is highly tempting.

This HAS to be coupled with the fact that the SFR market is being hit by all those who declared bankruptcy 2 years ago and are back…[Read more]

]]> e536c70ca02c82c633a2fe96532b4ba9 emma171 replied to the topic USA - Where to look/What it will rent for/How to buy in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407455-usa-where-to-lookwhat-it-will-rent-forhow-to-buy/#post-4676363 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0000 Yes, I carry E&O, and yes, thanks  Jay you hit the nail on the head.  

For Sale By Owner would sum up your main point Cheeves but I am talking about those of us in the profession representing properties to 3rd parties. Taken absolutely literally and you are correct but rights are being waived and possibly not knowingly. Australians CALL…[Read more]

]]> c8a2b30fb8517b10286c5753762a3fb0 emma171 replied to the topic USA - Where to look/What it will rent for/How to buy in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407455-usa-where-to-lookwhat-it-will-rent-forhow-to-buy/#post-4676359 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:29:33 +0000 Lol… No, I have never earnt a commission in my life. I am a real estate agent because to even play  in real estate you should be. Too funny.  I will take the above as a compliment.

I have never, to this day acted as the agent in a single transaction thus I am a bit overqualified ?…however to even VAGUELY talk about real estate in the US you…[Read more]

]]> 68196aa79f2a619c9c26530464f7b1f7 emma171 replied to the topic USA - Where to look/What it will rent for/How to buy in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407455-usa-where-to-lookwhat-it-will-rent-forhow-to-buy/#post-4676356 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:58:02 +0000 RE ZILLOW COMMENT

Differentiating for a sec…. the above is angled at SFR btw …as such…Zillow on SFR – I absolutely reiterate.

No, I don't buy in predominantly investor owned SFR enclaves and subdivisions because I know full well that 2 years down the line the overworked and seriously underpaid property manager with the foreign owner is…[Read more]

]]> ce0a1f15f34b2e8179605138e8b207af emma171 replied to the topic USA - Where to look/What it will rent for/How to buy in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407455-usa-where-to-lookwhat-it-will-rent-forhow-to-buy/#post-4676355 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:55:14 +0000 Cheeves
Should have read farther then = )

I do believe Jay may well be someone who I would ARDENTLY recommend as a wholesaler…. but I think Jay exposes an exception that proves a rule on this website… I write this from the horror stories – there are enough. Jay pointed to one US based wholesaler that spruiked on here for a while and then…[Read more]

]]> 48b3fa7f47685ff29d5569f807755b52 emma171 replied to the topic Georgia buyers agent? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407346-georgia-buyers-agent/#post-4675303 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:04:27 +0000 A US Buyers Agent is a licensed real estate agent within the state that you are buying. They are someone who by law are acting FOR you and put client above self. This can NOT be someone who is a flipper, a wholesaler etc.  They are someone who owes you:

Care
Obedience
Loyalty
Disclosure
Accounatability
Confidentiality

They will ALWAYS put YOUR…[Read more]

]]> f5e965f41d363916baa6e174e8d1b68e emma171 replied to the topic Georgia buyers agent? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407346-georgia-buyers-agent/#post-4675302 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:27:41 +0000 Hate to say it but concur with Tash… here is something I sent out to my guys … seriously test the theory.

Atlanta
If it is under 50k , it is 90% by Dekalb dump, HUD owner occupiers or a short sale. Over 60k are flips. Over 80k are flips that WERE 40 – 50k last year and the yield haven't increased (Dekalb Dump = "Map of France" =…[Read more]

]]> 5c58cc160ecb0db5fe17a746bb6022c7 emma171 replied to the topic Who can I trust? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406645-who-can-i-trust/page/8/#post-4670344 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:46:31 +0000 In simple terms… not a lot….  Jay, heard vicious rumour we are same town/same place? Can do Monday but not 12 – 3 pm…

]]> 1c28d7938797e3c983e342ba90346955 emma171 replied to the topic Section 8 Tenants - Good Bad or Plain Ugly? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407188-section-8-tenants-good-bad-or-plain-ugly/#post-4674158 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:33:27 +0000 I'm with Jay – a GREAT Section 8 tenant is amazing (have one for what?? 4 years now)…. they worship your house and are fabulous. Look for those with 7 plus rental years in their current place, go visit them and if they give you cookies (and I am NOT biased), they are wonderful….I have ALWAYS been an advocate in any other state than Alaska….-…[Read more]

]]> bbfd7cdb4fdc15cf4f230632fe997f35 emma171 replied to the topic Who can I trust? in the forum All I know is that it adds a https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406645-who-can-i-trust/page/7/#post-4670331 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:17:47 +0000 All I know is that it adds a serious concern that should not be underestimated on wear and tear….. Roofs especially but vinyl siding etc… Just basic hard yakka on buildings, drain spouts etc.

Just back from mandatory 24 hour beach trip…. God that ocean and white white sand of the Gulf makes up for slogging it ATL style..!

]]> 8e771cb82824aae1e8a467a82596b0c6 emma171 replied to the topic Crime Statistics Reference Material in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407039-crime-statistics-reference-material/page/2/#post-4673118 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:17:25 +0000 Alex…. If we were talking fishing and meaning fly fishing I would bring my rod… Used to tie my own flies inAlaska… Caught all 5 species of salmon one season…. Loved it… River rafting/kayaking…… Just dont buy multiplexes there!

]]> bd83e620738227aa6f8a3fef6af22e68 emma171 replied to the topic Crime Statistics Reference Material in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407039-crime-statistics-reference-material/page/2/#post-4673112 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:54:25 +0000 Ha – we do need to meet…. I remember being out one night in zip 89030 in Vegas at 44 degrees Celsius sitting in my now defunct little blow up pool looking the stars and thinking very, very very hard "what day of the week is this"…. it was the most wonderful, wonderful feeling to not know….If anyone reads this and works in the ROFL 9-5 job…[Read more]

]]> c442aea3a2411abdc1010ae9bf0d8dc2 emma171 replied to the topic Crime Statistics Reference Material in the forum I pretty much do all the https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407039-crime-statistics-reference-material/page/2/#post-4673110 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:15:32 +0000 I pretty much do all the renovations on my own personal properties because I enjoy it (don't lay carpet and rarely now do my own tiling just because it hurts the hands and knees too much) – that is now meaning that I do a HECK of a lot of work…. So when I mean all nighters it means that I, and my 6 x 33 gallon Home Depot stackable totes (one for…[Read more]

]]> 4a88101a434697a351447f1306c0a396 emma171 replied to the topic Who can I trust? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406645-who-can-i-trust/page/7/#post-4670327 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:37:43 +0000 I did this very successfully for 2 years on a 4 plex I had in Alaska…GREAT family babysat it for that time and I cried when they left (and sold immediately)… it was enough for them to watch it and for me to visit every couple of months for the thorough go through……Alaska as the long term threadies know, was my real estate training exercise…[Read more]

]]> f850f724a6463831750e93e568f57184 emma171 replied to the topic Who can I trust? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406645-who-can-i-trust/page/7/#post-4670325 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:49:34 +0000 Oh no – it would probably have been tenanted – they probably marked up the house to subsidize the tenant though…I used to be asked what the difference between me and the other "buyers agents" were (aka those unlicensed sitting in Australia who had been here perhaps on holiday) and I used to almost want to cry…ASK ASK ASK!!!!!!1) LICENSED….…[Read more]

]]> 4528af0612e85621de26b48231f3f0aa emma171 replied to the topic NEED US TRADESMEN?? Home Depot new-ish program in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407021-need-us-tradesmen-home-depot-new-ish-program/#post-4672955 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:52:22 +0000 You should ALWAYS get a home inspection unless you are seriously knowledgeable… world class home inspections and Brett will do them for $300…. Good guy… Includes your termite letter. Tell them to be evil and include everything.. radon is an issue here which you may or may not want to know about….. Problem with large granite rock in the…[Read more]

]]> e34bac7221099dfaea09abe386fadd03 emma171 replied to the topic Crime Statistics Reference Material in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407039-crime-statistics-reference-material/page/2/#post-4673108 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:05:56 +0000 I am constantly told by my NRA gun toting broker that imminent danger is upon. I have worked in the worst of zips in theory in Vegas by myself on all nighters and am decidedly the only solo white female in my little town home development in ATL and the only danger I face is either being converted to being a Baptist (unlikely, can’t sing) or…[Read more]

]]> 72921647b637e2457840e19d76cdb0aa emma171 replied to the topic Crime Statistics Reference Material in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407039-crime-statistics-reference-material/#post-4673100 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:30:06 +0000 My tenant…. One of my best tenants father passed on this weekend. She and her husband are two of the loveliest people and their kids go to private schools here in Atlanta…… I expressed my deepest sympathies having not that long ago gone through that agony.

I didn’t dare ask but she almost nonchalantly said he was shot by his cousin at a…[Read more]

]]> cbf30ea8ea298c7676a43451abc418a8 emma171 replied to the topic NEED US TRADESMEN?? Home Depot new-ish program in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407021-need-us-tradesmen-home-depot-new-ish-program/#post-4672952 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:54:30 +0000 AlexCouldn't agree more. Every one of my investors gets to sit in a cafe playing with pipe cutters and sharkbite and they all go home with a souvenir copy of Home Depot 1-2-3…….having walked the aisles…. some practice replacing faucets and angle stops just so they SEE what it really entails.There is method in madness…  if you have an…[Read more]

]]> 22ef1416b9744ebee51408ceb09ff222 emma171 replied to the topic NEED US TRADESMEN?? Home Depot new-ish program in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407021-need-us-tradesmen-home-depot-new-ish-program/#post-4672950 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:19:51 +0000 CL1706Great to hear it…… I don't care who you are or where you invest, there isn't a time that you won't get a bill and go "WHAT THE!!". If you meet someone who can operate via email, send quotes and photos of the work…..add them to the list if you so desire.Emma

]]> bb212862045147796018b673744c6270 emma171 replied to the topic NEED US TRADESMEN?? Home Depot new-ish program in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407021-need-us-tradesmen-home-depot-new-ish-program/#post-4672948 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:21:13 +0000 Alex… glad you piped in, I must say that in Atlanta, I am beginning to turn to the dark side…. I love Home Depot but not so much in Georgia…. Sigh…. what is up with the crappy HD selection here – for instance, 58" blinds – standard window size… but do they exist in Georgia??? No. Yes, I know, I know, I get the behind reasoning, I get…[Read more]

]]> 718afcf8ffa36ce1e2b264f529ca8b05 emma171 replied to the topic NEED US TRADESMEN?? Home Depot new-ish program in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407021-need-us-tradesmen-home-depot-new-ish-program/#post-4672946 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:33:12 +0000 Thank GOD they don't allow direct advertising on this site….. ????Yes anyone can get that through any bank in the US and it is free to set up an account – the question becomes WHY do you so desperately want to open a US account.You can pay all your bills online ANYWAY – from Australia… admittedly once you have rent coming in, it may well help…[Read more]

]]> 184ed5086677d65f04c8c36732cb538c emma171 replied to the topic Who can I trust? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406645-who-can-i-trust/page/6/#post-4670311 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:43:45 +0000 Totals it. However, declare bankruptcy, behave and 2 years later… FHA here you come! Oh, if you foreclosed on them, you get the house!.

Will he care in this economy… Probably not, the shame of left in about Dec 2010.

]]> 4bf902a4f2a0abbd056c310cec823412 emma171 replied to the topic new thread for Vegas market and foreclosure issues in the forum I concur on the ethics... https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406867-new-thread-for-vegas-market-and-foreclosure-issues/page/3/#post-4671926 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:58:11 +0000 I concur on the ethics… And caliber and with a huge nod to those in TYO, I tried to boil it down to one item and ultimately for me it is simply navigating through… I have looked at other cities when I have lived O/S and it is just the joy of sitting in a room where every document is in a foreign language or you have a meeting and your…[Read more]

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