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Updated over 8 years ago,

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Eliot M.
  • Investor
  • Norcross, GA
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Help on rehab costs (with link and video)

Eliot M.
  • Investor
  • Norcross, GA
Posted

Hi everyone.  Was looking to hopefully get some help from you rehabbers on this possible deal in my near future.  It's a 4 bed 3 bath in a fairly nice area in Alabama (but I'm in Georgia!!).  

The pros are: 

Great, cute house with a lot of character.  No cookie cutter.   

Seller financed with NO MONEY down required of me!!!

Purchase price of $60k. ARV of anywhere from $135-$180k. In my inexperienced brain, that seems like a LOT OF ROOM for repairs.

The cons are:

It's out of state, 3 hours away (BUT, it's my hometown and I am VERY familiar with the area; and I also have family and huge network of friends/contractors located there.)

Needs a TON of work.  I am inexperienced in rehabs and really have a HUGE blindspot trying to estimate rehab costs.  A friend who's a contractor gave me a very soft, un-detailed estimate of $40k.  We just had an inspection done on the property and there's LOTS of water damage in every room of the house, foundation issues (cracks in every room), mold in 4 rooms.  I thought I'd upload a video of the issues to YouTube to see if I could find some help in estimating repair costs.  Please tell me it's less than $40k!!  Thanks in advance for any advice from you more experienced flippers.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXvNmV_agVU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcHUfsI5bQU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgnLU8c71UM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x1PYmJWksI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNulJnkXn8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcBssD0E71o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ltcrItv1c

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