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11 December 2024 | 2 replies
Advice on Layout/Design: For those who have added ADUs, do you recommend standalone units, garage conversions, or a combination of both?
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9 December 2024 | 15 replies
During this time, we aimed to provide comprehensive support, including design, setup, and data-driven projections.
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13 December 2024 | 13 replies
For my personal properties, I design the mortgages so that I'm just above cash flow neutral. 5% of the gross income is a good number I shoot for above neutral.
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11 December 2024 | 16 replies
It’s an interest free loan but it’s not a gift unless you die in less than 27 years while still owning it or it’s 1031 exchanged property.
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12 December 2024 | 7 replies
And don't forget to factor in design/furnishings into your budget keeping in mind your ideal guest avatar.
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14 December 2024 | 6 replies
Yes, it is possible to obtain a second FHA loan, but only under specific circumstances, as FHA loans are designed primarily for owner-occupied properties.
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12 December 2024 | 5 replies
BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.
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9 December 2024 | 10 replies
I specialize in building and flipping properties, focusing on transforming houses into beautiful, functional spaces that create value for buyers and investors alike.With several years of experience in real estate, I’ve developed a strong foundation in market analysis, design, and project management.
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18 December 2024 | 3 replies
*Development plans for expanded Hoffman Town Center*Although specific tenants have not been named yet due to the development being in the earlier design and planning stages, the vision as described by Hoffman Co. is a commercial and residential mixed-use development including a new public school, storage center, city agency training, a farmer's market, festival space, beer garden, and "other similar uses approved by the city".Sources:Developer laying groundwork to go bigger in Alexandria’s Eisenhower corridorAlexandria considering big plans for properties next to Eisenhower Avenue Metro stationPotomac Yards Alexandria: The 2$ Billion Sports Arena is not the Biggest Development in the Pipeline for Potomac YardsThe Sports Arena was a recent idea that was part of a bigger plan approved in 2017, that called for a massive shopping center at Potomac Yards and the surrounding area to be redeveloped into 1.9 million square feet of office space, 1.1 million square feet of residential space, 900,000 square feet of retail, 300 room hotel, and 9.3 acres of open space by JPG Smith.
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30 December 2024 | 103 replies
We let him go to design centers, etc and give his opinion since being a toddler.