All Forum Posts by: Brian Judice

@Jason Seward I have not read any responses yet so I am offering my uninfluenced opinion. I have heard many good things about certain types of bamboo laminate flooring. Certain types can last a long time on there own but can also be sanded and refinished. It's not a "Hard wood" per say but it is not soft either. It has a good look and is relatively affordable.

If your going for laminate flooring try and find something either very cheap or something with a refinishing property.

Best of luck with it.

@Will Gaston I can't speak for others but this is how I do business. If it is a small job then I will come out of pocket and pay for the materials. (Larger jobs I require an upfront fee and I still purchase or supervise said purchase of materials.) However there is a payment due to cover material cost before any work can occur. After that I have a draw schedule set up in stages. If I am not paid at each stage no work will continue until the balance is settled. It's to easy to dig a hole for your self on good intentions. With new clients I have a detailed contract outlining the SOW, time frame, and draw schedule. I have a detailed list of terms that I have my clients sign off on before any work can ever begin.

Bottom line. Risk exists on both sides of any new arrangement. It takes time to build the necessary trust between two parties.

@Andrew R. Lucas will do. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks.

@Andrew R. Lucas I'm having trouble signing in and registering for the event. Is it something we can just show up for, or do we have to RSVP?

@Andrew R. Lucas Is there any interest in another meet up soon?

I just saw an add for www.cix.com offering easy access to private money for real estate investing. I was wondering if anyone has heard of it and if so what are your thoughts. Thank you.

I'm meeting with a real estate attorney tomorrow afternoon for the first time. I have prepared a list of questions but I would appreciate it if I could get some examples of things to look for, questions I should ask, and deal breakers. Any help would be great. Thank you.

@Mitch Messer thank you sir for the valuable insight. Could I come back to this thread in the future and run quick deal numbers by you to get your advice?

@Mitch Messer there is a lot to go over there. Is acquisition cost the same as purchase price? If so why wouldn't you figure that into your cocr right away?

Also when plugging in your numbers for rehab and maintenance, ext. I suppose that just comes with experience and crunching numbers?

@Mitch Messer would you be willing to share a "formula" so to speak, of how you quickly break down the numbers on a buy and hold property? If you use an app to help, could you recommend it please. Thanks. This have been very helpful.