Acquisitions and Deal Analysis

Sewer Line Inspection and Repair Tips

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Camera Sewer Scope Critical for Denver Realtors and Buyers Old House Sewer Pipe Problems:  When Don Nichols visited our real estate office recently, I asked him about his Denver sewer line inspection company. Specifically I wanted to know how it relates Realtors who are buyer agents shopping for older houses in the central Denver area [...]

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Beware Fraud Teams Selling Houses They Don’t Own

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My Interview with a Special Investigator I was having a pretty normal day at the office, comping properties, checking on email etc.  Until a pleasant looking woman arrived unannounced just after lunch and handed me her card:  Special Investigator for the Denver District Attorney. Ouch.  She asked me if I had a few minutes?  What [...]

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Old House Remodeling Series

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Historic Home Renovation and Remodeling Tips In this series we will discuss the all aspects of buying and remodeling older homes for both investors and owner occupant buyers.  The focus will be houses of the inner city Denver, Colorado neighborhoods like Baker, Curtis Park, Park Hill, Jefferson Park, City Park, Highlands, Potter Highlands and others. [...]

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Investment Property Purchase Formulas

Dealer Margin, Fix and Flip Profit, and Income Valuation One of the first lessons I teach new investors or distressed niche agents in our mastermind group lessons are the different financial models for purchasing investment property.  There are several types of real estate investors, and they use different criteria to estimate profits depending on the [...]

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2 Minute Cap Rate Valuation

As the “apartment guy” in our real estate office,  I field a lot of questions about income properties from residential agents.  The most common question is “how do I value this building?”  The agents are all very accomplished at running values using comparable sales for single family houses, and even duplexes.  But when the valuation [...]

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Adapting to New Investment Models

In the current financial environment, residential real estate investing continues to be a viable business, but the business has changed dramatically.  There are more challenges and deals require different credentials and strategies compared to recent years of loose lending standards and appreciating prices.  Private investment placement managers and established cash buyers are squeezing out the [...]

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Using an “Acquisition Criteria” to Qualify Investors

One of the ways that I evaluate the level of sophistication of fellow real estate investors, and potential clients, is the answer to this question:  “What is your acquisition criteria?”   More often than not, the answer is “I just want a good deal,”  which is usually a sign of a novice investor.  Experienced investors know [...]

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