[quote author="ipoplaya" date=1234957386][quote author="graphrix" date=1234947083]An investor picked up <a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/23-Del-Cambrea-Irvine-CA-92606/25474935_zpid/">23 Del Cambrea</a> today for $531k at the foreclosure auction. I dunno, unless this place is remodeled to perfection, then I don't see it selling for more that $575k. After commissions, that isn't such a great profit.</blockquote>
Bah... At $575K it would be a 170 CS index number. Too low my friend. Should go for $610-625K assuming it's not a total dump. The place next door cost $60K less in 2004, sides to Culver, and sold back in June for $563K. This place was probably worth $700K back then and shed 10-12% since...</blockquote>
Still... lets say it sells for $615k, after you factor in 8% for RE commissions, marketing, some repairs and upgrades, Deuce's sod services, and any property taxes due... you are looking at a 6.6% profit. IMO, in a declining that is not enough profit for the amount of risk. When if you do your homework you can find quality places like this that will net 20%-30% profit.
I think the investor who picked <a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1755-N-Azure-St-Anaheim-CA-92807/25389431_zpid/">this place up for $302k</a> will end up making 20% plus, and have the cash left over to buy another one like it tomorrow. It's not the quality that always matters, it's the quantity of quality that you can do. At the end of 90 days, this guy would have made 4 times as much with having roughly the same capital outlay as the guy above.
What would you do? Can you tell I have thought about this?