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Estimating Rehab Cost
Good Morning everyone!
I'm sure you all know, as you've all been newbies before. That starting out can be quite discouraging, when things don't seem to be hoing according to plan. The problem my partner and I are having, is estimating rehab cost, knowing if a property is a good deal or not, or just not knowing what we should do. Be it, rehab and sell, rehab and hold, make it a rental property or wholesale it. But the one thing that always seems to slow us down, is estimating rehab cost. Because we'll have a great deal, and lose it due to a lack of knowledge.
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Read J Scott's book on estimating rehabs as a start.