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Updated about 9 years ago,
First buy and flip yay or nay?
My husband and I bid on a foreclosure in auction terms for 25k in buffalo area. There is 2k buyers premium, first year taxes and closing costs. We had a house inspector who was a contractor for 25 years do the inspection. Well recieve the full report tommorow, but the major issues found were
- water puddles in yard-waterproofing/basement company needed
- patch work plus shingle job on roof (we have a family member to do the roof at a good price)
- water and some mold in crawl space and some rotted wood on foundation
- foundation issues: put on wood instead of cement
He gave us a rough estimate of about 25-30k. My husband believes we can get it done for 15k with our resources. Houses in this neighborhood go from 80-95k
Do you think we should take on the project?