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Lucas Pfaff J. Scott's Book on Estimating Rehab Costs - Spreadsheet?
30 April 2024 | 21 replies
I'm looking through the spreadsheet and I think it's worth mentioning that it's possible to spend a lot less for certain material items as well as labor in many cases depending on how frugal you want to beinterior door with hardware: $5-10 used, $30-50 newwindow: $10-50 used, $100-200 newlight fixtures: $1-10 used, 6 pack flushmount at lowes for $44fan fixture: $24-60 new water heater: $250 newtoilet: $50-90 newsink: $40-200 new faucet: $10-30 newtile: 0.49-2/sqft newappliance: $20-200 each appliance usedmy last rehab was:60 elec permit cost + 300 elec repair (tenant destroyed meter box causing house to be condemned)1600 material + 1500 labor flooring for 1400 sqft500 material + 600 labor spray paint whole house semigloss and patch some large holes$30 for 4 interior doors which I put in$10 mirror for bathroom$100 paint porch, stairs, and stair rail brown$50 fridge, $10 burner plates for stoveI also spent at least a few hundred with help on cleaning and taking out the trash and some other expenses here and there which altogether added up to about 5 thousand.I spent maybe 30 hours over there in total on the weekends.
Lyle Cooper Unmarried couple wants to pay rent separately -NYC
1 May 2024 | 11 replies
You want the ability to pursue both fo themf or unpaid rent, and you can't rent out half the house.When we have couples rent, we always designate the strongest applicant as primary on the lease to avoid getting involved with any disputes. 
Logan M. Why are agents going to EXP and REAL, is there really that good of money?
1 May 2024 | 38 replies
At a standard brokerage, we have to design how were eating their lunch and what's left. eXp put's out there they will give away the lion's share of brokerage comm split's, making it available to those "up-chain" of that agent.
Diana Mulvihill STR Number of Beds, Opinions Please
1 May 2024 | 27 replies
.+ yes, that was also my initial reservation: a house that is filled with a bunch of beds is not a very interesting space.thank you for sharing that this isn't necessarily a mistake or the wrong way to go to build it out with a focus on design/experience more than utility.
Matt Buck Cost of STR Virtual Assistants
30 April 2024 | 18 replies
I highly recommend you checking out Guesty in the meantime as it sounds like your main issue is scheduling cleaners, when really, there's an easy solution for that.Book Rec: "ClockWork - Design Your Business to Run Itself" - by Mike MichalowiczSide note - Matt I'm jealous of you being in Kihei, I was there a few months this past Spring, beautiful place.
Robert S. Standing water in yard and window well
1 May 2024 | 30 replies
If the bottom stair is taller than the top stair the basement may have been designed to resist water. 
Engelo Rumora IRS Is F@#$ing Me. Please HELP!
1 May 2024 | 16 replies
You need someone who specializes in IRS representation and holds one of the two designations: EA (Enrolled Agent) or CPA.
Navid A. Plumbing/sewer question on a fourplex regarding ejector pump/pit.
30 April 2024 | 9 replies
One more thing to show how ignorant most plumbers are (and I am a plumber), the discharge (pump side) of your system is ABS (plastic) and most plumbers are too ignorant to realize that ABS (plastic) pipes and joints are not designed for high-pressure water.
Adrian Jones How to refi cash out when you are an investor with limited income on paper?
1 May 2024 | 7 replies
Thanks,Adrian Jones @Adrian Jones - DSCR loans are designed exactly for this reason!
Rolan Meyer Advice and Opinions on Deal Structure for Flips
29 April 2024 | 8 replies
My partner, the designer, does just about everything else.