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Samantha Quinneisch Scared I'm buying a bad deal
9 October 2014 | 9 replies
Make sure there is an outstanding gutter system and everything grades away from the house.  
Jim Elston How to analyze and grade the neighborhood?
24 December 2013 | 3 replies
I have to admit I am fascinated by it and my curiosity is coming up with more questions than I have knowledge or answers for.I see many posts in the forums that mention the neighborhoods people are invested or looking to invest in rated on a graded scale..... this neighborhood is a "B' for example.How does everyone analyze and what data points are commonly used to come up with and then assign this "grade"??
Toben B. How bad is moisture in a crawlspace after a rain?
26 April 2015 | 10 replies
I am also putting a sump in as well as an interior perimeter drain to deal with the water as well as buying dirt and correcting the poor grading, and fixing the gutters.
Brad Boone Paper Floors
15 October 2014 | 10 replies
It has not held up very well and I would generally not recommend pursuing paper floors, especially if you are renting to tenants.While the condo is above grade, there was a concrete subfloor with some large cracks/splits/roughness that wouldn't be a problem with carpet pad or foam underlayment for wood/laminate, but these irregularities caused all kinds of problems with the paper floor.
Account Closed How to Evaluate a Vacant 44 unit Complex
16 May 2014 | 10 replies
I am sure you have your own evaluation formulas but here is a brief example of how you may price this out:44X400 per month ($17,600) Gross income monthlyX 6 mos ($105,600)Divide by cap rate 10,11,or12 (CAP Determined by Grad of area C/ C- /D)10% Cap = $1,056,000-Repair Expense $250,000 = $806,000 divide by 44 units= $18,318.00 (price per door) This would be a good buy:)This is based on C grade neighborhood
Charles Roldan Port Saint Lucie Florida
5 August 2014 | 9 replies
It depends on who is doing the work, and how high grade you want to/should do in that neighborhood.
Matt M. Fix & Flip with Lots of Mold!
11 December 2015 | 8 replies
In my opinion if you have mold below grade it often requires a lot of water remediation, gutting of all material and then still crossing your fingers. 
Cory Mccarthy Historians Perspective needed - RE crash of 2007 -2010
10 January 2016 | 26 replies
@Cory Mccarthy  all sectors crashed.... new construction  buy and hold , lending it was across the board.Now I know this site is primarily a buy hold /  specific areas got hammeredJust ask the new crop of apartment syndicators they got smoking deals on units because people lost jobs and could not pay rent.Ask anyone who owned units in Vegas or PhX when construction cratered and half the renters left and went back to Mexico  Buy and hold on its face does not insulate you from an epic crash like that one.In some markets it probably did and defiantly for the higher grade assets.. but remember this was also a job loss issue.
Juan Gomez Tax Lien Investment Club
15 November 2017 | 83 replies
Remember learning math in grade school?
Account Closed Big refund or owe a little
4 April 2011 | 11 replies
Money Management 101' needs to be a required course in the 8th Grade or earlier.