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31 December 2024 | 0 replies
I used a hard money loan for the bulk of it because, let’s be real, no bank was touching this place with a ten-foot pole.
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31 December 2024 | 2 replies
The end goal is to have a piece of land with multiple houses: one for my growing family but also a home for my mother in law.My mother in law has agreed to foot the money on a new property/land up front and when ready we can buy land from her to build/develop etc.
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20 December 2024 | 18 replies
Waiting gives you 0 traffic, which is worse than low traffic.
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7 February 2025 | 49 replies
But it also had a small 200 square foot guest house in the back which we rented out for $1500.
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1 January 2025 | 26 replies
I would say it's more of a scam to offer a seller <70% on a property that needs $5k in material repairs and flip it for 125% without stepping foot in the property.
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26 December 2024 | 1 reply
(Feels that way to me) I've been really using Cl / BP and others to post ads to generate traffic to my siteTY in advance, all are welcome to respond.P.S.
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31 December 2024 | 4 replies
The foundation was already approved, permitted and finaled years ago for a 3400 sf house, and its solid and I won't be building directly on the overhang edge; but rather back away from the edge a few feet to prevent any load issues all the weight will be on the longer sides of the existing footing.
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28 December 2024 | 1 reply
You must get a permit, drill holes in the bottom, demo the bondbeam down a foot or so, and then fill with compaction inspections along the way..... last time I checked it was about $10,000
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2 January 2025 | 5 replies
But that's the 50k-foot perspective.I am local to you in CT - Middletown born and raised!
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14 January 2025 | 17 replies
On the other hand, Niagara Falls, NY is a part of Buffalo-Niagara area, which is still struggling to find its footing and grow out of the "rust belt" characteristics. 2.