I know the head regional guy who runs county operation out of office at French Valley Airport.Until you examine the documentation, you really don't know what you're dealing with.

They saw primary cities as oversaturated, so they moved into secondary cities,” said Roland du Luart, managing partner and head of the U.S. group at LFPI, a French firm that specializes in multi-strategy alternative asset management.Full Article: http://nreionline.com/investment/sam-zell-sees-lim...Agree, disagree?

They can speak English and French but they cannot read. 

You should not be using someone else's prices (or Kukun's algorithm), you should be using your own prices from your local contractors and using the specific material selections you picked for your project.Here's an example of how bad some of the data is in Kukun and why it's not practical for investors that are wanting to create accurate estimates for their projects:I just added "Exterior Doors" to my project, and I was told that 4 single doors and 1 double door is $59,352 in Kansas City, MO which is 20x what I would actually pay as an investor.I believe the above was a bug, but nonetheless there was no way for me to fix this issue or understand why or how it was calculating this value.In summary, you don't need a fancy algorithm to tell you what something costs, you just need to know basic math and have a general understanding of how much materials cost and what contractors charge for specific repairs.For example, if I have 5 exterior doors I need replaced (4 single entry doors, 1 french patio door) this is how I would estimate the costs:- Single exterior doors labor 4 x $250/each = $1,000- Single door material 4 x $300/each = $1,200- French patio door labor 1 x $400/each = $400- French patio door material 1 x $750/each = $750Total = $3,350Add 25% profit for your contractor and the quote should be around $5k for 5 doors.The hard part is finding out what your contractors charge, after that it's just basic math that you can do in a spreadsheet.

Hi everyone!I'm in the process of increasing my unit count and I want to start using a CRM to more effectively manage my units. I'm located in Montreal (province of Quebec) and self-managing (for now anyways). So far...

I have attached (before the rain) photos below to give you an idea of the lay out.My question is if anyone could recommend a contractor in the East Atlanta metro area that would install french drains and regrade land at a discount or evaluate and provide a cheaper solution.

How I spoke all those years ago (with the exception of the French. 

I think we probably paid out $1000 in various repair of galvanized pipe.There was also a plumbing situation outside with old clay pipes underground that we couldn't have known about, but that ended up costing us $5,500 to jackhammer up the back porch, replace the line and put in new concrete.Water in the basement, we paid someone for a foundation drain to the tune of $2500, and then we put in 2 french drains ourselves, which came to about $1000. 

You will need to add a french drain and sump pit/pump, this can be done either inside the basement or externally if its already a finished area.

Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment.

Purchase price: $329,000

Cash invested: $10,000

Sale price: $389,000

I bought a lot for $51,000. I sat on it for a year. By the time...