6 December 2024 | 2 replies
Also, I'm not sure if you are demoing an existing structure, if the structure is freestanding, etc, but this will obviously greatly affect your overall budget.For our project, most of the material prices are in line with expectations, but where we've been shocked with recent increases is the soft cost.
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11 December 2024 | 8 replies
It's always a tough call on whether to just do a day trip or pay for a rental as the costs of a nice rental can add up quickly.The TL/DR (which I'll expand on) is that we ended up changing to a strategy of letting others help pay for a cabin that we know we'll love.
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8 December 2024 | 9 replies
Union City I tend to avoid, there are a few pockets that work for MTR but for the most part the city's rental laws make life very tough for landlords.
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8 December 2024 | 21 replies
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14 January 2025 | 329 replies
It would be tough to restrain yourself from physically moving them out of your house.I wish you the best!
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27 December 2024 | 66 replies
yes, it is tough here compared to other markets, But not impossible. most of the time they don't start out at 10%.
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9 December 2024 | 10 replies
I remember reading something in the Wall Street Journal the other day that buyers lean toward modern finishes with a nod toward sustainable materials.
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10 December 2024 | 7 replies
For liability I'm thinking if someone gets hurt on the job site, we find out the home building materials were toxic, something along those lines.
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17 December 2024 | 36 replies
The primary form of diligence we see on the forums is "what do you think of XYZ sponsor and deal" whereas the common form of diligence in the space by institutional investors, large investment groups, family offices, and sophisticated investors involves following the sponsor for years, underwriting the deals, validating rent comps, background checks on the general partners, and a host of other diligence that materially de-risks the investments.
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10 December 2024 | 11 replies
Its a tough subject because logically, they are joint and several guarantys so rationally a 100% guaranty from each of two people (one 740 one 680 for example) is ALWAYS going to be better than just one 100% guaranty from someone at 740 (so it wouldn't make sense to have a better rate for the latter)The problem is that there is fraud and "straw borrowers" out there where someone who is not involved in the property signs on to boost score and terms - so many DSCR Lenders in response either do the "non-rational" thing and price to the lower to avoid the fraud or use the higher of the two (and either be a little loose with things or just stay vigilant on any funny business)