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22 April 2014 | 19 replies
Deck and 2 car garage Adjusted Comp Value: (minus 10k for 1-2 bedrooms, minus 10k for central heat/ac, minus 10k-12 for garage/deck = 100k w/ no garage and no central heat/ac, 115k-118k with garage, heat, ac) ARV: 115k w/ new garage, central ac/heat 70% Rule MAO for my cash buyers 115k x 70% - 46k = 34k - my wholesale fee = my MAO What do you all think?
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29 June 2012 | 4 replies
Carrying costs go to the project cost initially, if you get stuck with vacancies after the first year it's simply lost income.Loan fees are amortized with the loan and expensed.Other closing costs can be expensed, like inspections for services.Rehab costs and broken down into expenses, saw blades consumed during the project and improvements, new counter tops are added to the basis and depreciated.
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25 October 2013 | 4 replies
Nice area on the bottom by the dock and then 2 big decks on the next 2 levels with a small deck on the master up top.
8 October 2019 | 2 replies
highlight_post=4464282&page=1#p4464282This has a link to a good started deck.
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5 January 2017 | 3 replies
Apparently there was a litigation between the HOA of the property and the builders which started on 2008 (townhouses were built in 2003) at the transition period of the property to the HOA and during Common Elements engineering inspections it was found out that the buildings had numerous deficiencies in the construction such as improper construction of decks and deficiencies in the construction of the exterior cladding system stairs and stoops.
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4 September 2017 | 9 replies
We added a patio slider door and created a deck, we put the water heater in the attic to maximize square footage of the house.
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31 July 2017 | 1 reply
The finish material in this case is not that important, the important thing here is structural calc, plan approval, foundation reinf, wall reinforcement, demo garage roof, second floor decking, second floor framing.
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24 November 2020 | 64 replies
I agree- all the AirBNB and houses for sale begin to look the same- pool table/media room, jacuzzi, fireplace, deck... it always help to differentiate your place somehow.