My contractor brought me a house off the market. We walked it. Can add a in-law suite for lots of value. We can buy the house for maybe 125k and he estimates 120k in renovations. He will do all the work. I wil...

When developing affordable housing in California (more specifically Los Angeles), how complicated is it to raise capital using subsidies?Is it common for developers to use subsidies to cover 100% of the construction c...

Do I need to re-structure?

Quote from @Scott Tennell: For real estate investors who have worked with private money lenders, what strategies have you found most effective in structuring deals to ensure both parties are protected and the funding process runs smoothly? 

My objective is to buy about an acre of land, that is already leveled, access is being done, and utilities are going to be 5 feet from the property; and then build 3-4 shell retail spots on my plot, owner occupy one of them with a business and lease out the others.I am meeting with a developer this weekend, but have some wrong numbers regarding the average cost of building a shell space. 

I have been working on creating more passive RE opportunities and have come across a unique equity financing structure.

As they mention one of the best solutions is to make sure water does not flow toward the foundation it should flow away from it for many reasons structurally but water is not your friend.

I’m trying to figure the best way to structure the deal (equity, yearly dividends on cash flow, etc).

When we do a shell, cost segregation is the best approach.

Until he wasn't.Sometimes people change due to pressures we don't see, and sometimes people are just like m&ms . . . dark on the inside with pretty painted shells.