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23 January 2025 | 45 replies
Comparing real estate to the stock market really depends on your needs.
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27 January 2025 | 15 replies
Philip, it really depends on your county’s housing authority.
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10 February 2025 | 1 reply
Was cash invested including rehab costs?
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26 January 2025 | 15 replies
Yes we avoid custom work to help keep cost down.
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30 December 2024 | 4 replies
However, I still struggle to understand the art of estimating rehab costs.
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10 January 2025 | 4 replies
It depends. all you talked about was the property but financing is more about the borrower, their experience, their credit, the cash available etc.
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29 January 2025 | 3 replies
Quote from @Jeff Sanders: Personally coming from an agent/investor in CA, I always get a quote from a broker of mine and make sure I am knowledgeable with the fees/costs.
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7 February 2025 | 3 replies
Was going for the best cost-of funds (lower rate)
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14 January 2025 | 9 replies
A great REALTOR will help you gather rental history and the cost to own and show you good sites for pulling rental projections, but you will need to do your own calculations.Everyone's mileage varies.
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1 February 2025 | 9 replies
Do you work with any specialty tax firms to help us small business owners get access to R&D tax credits, cost segregation and other specialty tax credits?