
16 January 2025 | 13 replies
Battery Park City Exchange (New York City): The city of New York engaged in a land swap with the Battery Park City Authority, allowing for the creation of a new public school and affordable housing units in exchange for a parcel of land that was then developed into a high-value commercial property. 5.

16 January 2025 | 7 replies
Does anyone have any advice on effectively setting up temporary battery-operated cameras on a long-term rental property to deter break-ins and squatters while rent-ready repairs are being made before a tenant moves in?

20 January 2025 | 19 replies
The other half is a mix of spec and owners buying lots to custom-build for themselves (more of the latter than the former).

17 January 2025 | 19 replies
I did get my GC license which in Oregon is all law so it was simple test for me. so now here we sit 500 or so spec / pre solds later and well its been a wild ride..

1 March 2025 | 50 replies
Maybe some fix-n-flips, fix-n-rents, or new spec homes are in my future if there is an investor that wants to put up the money and not swing a hammer.

28 February 2025 | 46 replies
I myself work in the real low value asset areas of the country houses that can be bought for 20 to 40k and I also will do some lux myself like Charleston SC I have built half a dozen 2 to 3 mil homes there as specs..

15 January 2025 | 6 replies
Depending on the flooring specs you *might* be out of luck because a lot of LVP/laminate type flooring specifies on the install that straight runs will be no longer than X number of feet and room changes will be installed with a transition.

13 January 2025 | 6 replies
Most lenders will vary how aggressive they will get based on the experience of the operator (you), but I don't know any that will lender to someone who's never done a spec build like you're contemplating.

29 December 2024 | 7 replies
I am looking into getting a SPEC line of credit for 1MM or 1.5MM.

23 January 2025 | 165 replies
Generally it's a mix between (a) spec builders, the type who specialize in doing in-fill lot's (b) investors, as it is a normalized flip strategy (c) owner occupants, especially in high desire neighborhoods, who are a-ok with taking on the project and even some are excited that they get to build a new home in often old neighborhoods.