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Sell to OpenDoor or sell as-is with realtor, pros & cons please

Last year my mom died suddenly and I inherited her home in SE Raleigh, NC. It’s a 3 bed 2.5 bath in the Biltmore Hills neighborhood, built in 1960. I live in a different state. Unfortunately when my mom passed, she had a scumbag boyfriend living with her. After she died, he refused to leave, even though he had zero legal claim to the home. It took 9 months and thousands upon thousands of dollars to finally get him out. When we were able to get inside, we found he had completely wrecked the place. He didn’t take a sledgehammer to the walls or anything like that, but it appears that he was some kind of hoarder. There are a dozen bicycles, half a dozen grills, piles and piles of clothes, and tons of random junk everywhere. The whole house smells like poop, but we haven’t seen any waste anywhere inside. There are large dark stains on the carpet and smears of stuff on the walls. There is a wooden back deck where he evidently kept his dog. It has trash strewn about and some piles of dog po...
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I built a rental property analyzer in Excel (with a full 18-page guide) and put it on Etsy. Here is exactly what it does.

I couldn't find a rental analysis spreadsheet that didn't feel like it was built in 2003, so I made one that actually looks professional and covers everything I wanted in one place. What it is: One INPUTS sheet where you drop in the property numbers Automatic loan amortization over 30 years Dashboard with monthly cash flow, cap rate, cash-on-cash, DSCR, GRM, 1% rule, break-even occupancy 10-year projection with IRR and equity multiple at exit Sensitivity tables for purchase price vs. rent, and interest rate vs. rent Comes with an 18-page PDF quick-start guide explaining every metric If you're the kind of person who wants to see every number before making an offer, this is built for you. If you'd rather build your own, the formulas are standard — I just did the formatting and integration so you don't have to. The link is : https://www.etsy.com/listing/4547352337/rental-property-analyzer-excel-template Happy to answer questions about how any of the calcula...

Charles County, MD - Am I making a mistake in purchasing this house with my finances?

I am looking to purchase a townhouse in Waldorf, Maryland. The deal is $500,000 with no concessions. House is roughly 10 years old and in great shape. I already paid for the inspection and it came back with no major issues. The issue is with my finances. My mortgage rate is 6.6%, which shocked me because I have near perfect credit and no debt, which puts my estimated mortgage at $3,500, not including utilities or HOA. I though my rate would be closer to 6.1% since that is what is advertised everywhere. I bring home basically $6,000 a month. It's just myself. Will I be house poor if I go through with this purchase? Are rates likely to decrease soon? Or house costs? submitted by /u/Necochan [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1vc1ig7/charles_county_md_am_i_making_a_mistake_in/

Unpaid HOA dues from previous owner.

This is based on some drama that is going on in my neighborhood in TX. A resident bought their property and it supposedly had thousands of dollars in unpaid HOA dues. They have been fighting the HOA about this for a year or two from my limited understanding. My question is, would this be something that the Title company would be responsible for if they did not find this problem before the closing? Every house I have bought or sold with an HOA involved reconciling the balance and verifying all was good. submitted by /u/vagabondizer [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1vbu5kt/unpaid_hoa_dues_from_previous_owner/

How hard is it to draft an offer letter?

my agent has been trying to avoid sending the offer if the amount is not high enough, like I’m wasting his time. I feel that if a house is overpriced, I am not obligated to offer over. previously I took his advice and just didn’t make offers but I have noticed that some went for asking. what I want to know is , why is he so resistant to putting in ”lowball” at asking price offers? is it a ton of work? Does everybody use some kind of pay per letter software? he will ask the seller if our offer is good enough before sending, I feel like that’s more work than just sending an offer but I don’t know. submitted by /u/Mobely [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1vbaabt/how_hard_is_it_to_draft_an_offer_letter/

Pro-tip: If you're buying a house with an inground pool, do your best to make sure it wasn't a DIY job

Basically, title. We bought a house last year, pool and equipment looked good other than wrinkles in the vinyl liner. Everything works fine, inspected fine, etc. This past month we started working on getting the liner replaced. It's a big pool with an odd shape so two quotes came in at 11k. Steep but okay. Then they go to measure for the new liner and can't, because one side has sunk 4 inches lower than the other side. We drain it and pull the liner out so they can bust out and repour the vermiculite. Another 4-6k there. As they're busting it out, they find that someone poured concrete (sloppily) under the vermiculite in what we can only assume was a DIY pool install many years ago. So, we're probably up to 25k or more just to get a new liner and fix an existing pool to what it should have been to start (in other words, no upgrade or increase in home value whatsoever). I'm not that mad about it, it's just a learning experience for us at this point. But I wante...

If home sale closes on 7/31, do I still need to make mortage payments on 8/1?

I'd love to NOT make that August payment if legal and possible. Anyone with experience to confirm what Google is saying. It says NO. That I wouldn't be responsible for the 8/1 payment. I am the seller. submitted by /u/oemperador [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1vb1zuo/if_home_sale_closes_on_731_do_i_still_need_to/

County owned property

I own a piece of property that shares a boundary with 2 pieces of property that the county owns. Each of the county owned properties boards my property and 1 other owner. The county contacted me and wants to sell the property. I was driving, so I don’t remember all the details, but he said I was the only land owner to take his call. I told him I was interested, he emailed me the county gis links , the county assess each for about $55k for tax purposes. Has anyone experienced this ? Anyone know the process? Will they sell it for the tax assessment or below? What if I don’t want it, does it go to open market? Any info would be great. I’m in Virginia. submitted by /u/Straight-Dot-6264 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1va9fvg/county_owned_property/