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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Dominic Mazzarella: Quote from @Devin James: Everything went wrong with this investment: - Took 4 months longer than expected - Cost $10K more to build than we anticipated - Sold for $20K less than we anticipatedWe still profited with a 30% return on equityThis is why I love Real Estate InvestingWhen you do your diligence and stay conservative with your numbers, it takes something really bad to lose money.Here was the original post:My siblings and I are building a home in North Port, FL.Here are the numbers: - Finished Home Value: $412Kish - Land Cost: $19,750.39 - Construction & Permitting Costs: $304,897Additional costs: - Environmental Site Assessment - General Liability Insurance - Builders Risk Insurance - Construction FinancingWe will be listing the home this weekPhotos coming soon!!
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9 January 2025 | 9 replies
Just moved to North Florida and looking for a CPA who’s familiar with these types of scenarios.
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27 January 2025 | 14 replies
You may be priced just right, or depending on how small/large the property is, and where in Scottsdale it is located (North versus South), you may have a price growth opportunity.
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21 December 2024 | 10 replies
Quote from @Wade Wisner: I lived in north Florida from 2003 to 2008 and did a number of residential and commercial fix-n-flips during that time.
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24 December 2024 | 25 replies
Quote from @Jonathan Vinas: Quote from @Ashish Acharya: @Jonathan Vinas Operating a self-managed STR in North NJ or the Catskills is feasible with careful planning.
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11 January 2025 | 15 replies
north of Tampa is an interesting area (about an hour or two) and there are a lot of low end places.
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21 January 2025 | 27 replies
Some parts of Avondale are real sketch and some parts are a bit nicer (North Avondale) Cincinnati is a very block by block city.
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4 January 2025 | 35 replies
Again, this is just for the sake of dialogue for folks to consider when looking in North Alabama at investments.
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13 January 2025 | 21 replies
Dalton,A multi LTR strategy sounds like a great play for 2025.i would suggest attending any and all REI meet ups in your area that you can find; my brokerage hosts a bunch of them up in the north east and it's been huge for our growth.i would also suggest finding an investor focused agent.
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5 January 2025 | 17 replies
We have the opposite problem up north in Cleveland.