Tracking Down owners of vacant houses takes a lot of work but doesn't necessarily cost a lot of money.

I'm not sure whether or not I have signed up here before, but this is the time I have a reason to.Some of you might know me.I've been around specializing in real estate web development, search engine marketing, consulting and branding of real estate businesses online.I now have a client who builds homes in Costa Rica and I'm trying to find more information on what you guys think can be done to attract investors or homebuyers before the homes are being built.

It doesn't cost as much as you might think so do rethink your position on passing on hiring a CPA.As for your original question about the HELOC in the name of an LLC, you may be hard pressed to find a bank that will let you put it in the name of the LLC unless it's a hard money lender.Good luck!

You haven't contributed in any other way than to advocate for this company.While your profile says that you're in Massachusetts, you've been posting to the forums from a computer in Costa Rica.

Pay cash to get a lower purchase price if necessary, but consider your entire acquisition cost as debt when you do the cash flow analysis.

one word - networking.start here - it doesn't cost as much as all out advertising.

We're going to experiment with the wood grain planks on our next place which look *very* nice at the same cost as the high end squares.

Much lower LTVs that we normally hear for residential.Your cash pile is tiny as many commercial properties cost a fair bit.

I learned early in the game that bad tenants can cost a fortune.

It's just a nature of people's perception.Construction cost, as you know is determined by the size, finishes, building materials you put into the home.