Some people are able to save money and budget and others are not really good at it.

Once completed, the goal is to get them rented and then pull money out of each house to build a high performance spec.

With conventional financing becoming more restrictive, real estate investors may turn to hard money loans for acquisitions and rehab projects.

We own our house in Seattle and are trying to determine the best strategy for our move - what approach would net us the most money over the next 1-3 years.

Let them know you are shopping and tell them to give you their best offer (all on the same day), and state you will go with whomever can save you the most money. 

If they don't, then you file a claim and hope the insurance company squeezes the money from the tenant.Get rid of this tenant.

Lastly funding developer who has 3 subdivisions going in WA DC market. these are big time deals and with our funds for the soft costs  500 k to 1 mil on each project my client is going to make  sit down  but probably over 10 million net  life changing money and well we will do good too !!

Here's an ideal PM contract: The two keys are: The PM is incentivized to make you money, not charge high fees, and is contractually bound to provide reporting that you can understand in a timely manner. 

You will need money to put down on the property.  

But is that worth the money?