Still my technical side comes out everyday and I think of tools I can build to assist in my search for a deal.I see so many opportunities to improve or simplify investors processes/business through the use of simple code.

hi everyone i am a newbie and i have a question about a line of credit i want to take on my personal residence.i have around 650k equity on a million dollar home with 350k (mortgage + old line of credit combined). i wanted to take a new line of credit of about 500k to pay off the old mortgage and line of credit to be left with around 150k cash for some home improvements. i have been seeing rates around 5% but suntrust (link below) has an offer for 3.75% plus -.25% discount if paying from a suntrust account making the rate 3.5%.

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Subtract 4 years of depreciation and add whatever capital improvements you made. 

Seems like it is difficult to have any positive cash flow this way but I suppose once you refinance into a conventional loan this would improve. 

All said, there can be numerous reasons a property is listed for an extended amount of time that have nothing to do with the physical condition of the improvements.

The buyer was nervous about purchasing from a flipper so requested a "contractor warranty" that warrants the improvements we made (not wear and tear; only failure or things not working as they should).

Not only will tenants appreciate the improvement, it makes a positive first impression for not much money and says that the property is well managed.

I am going to look at a duplex this week. The seller told me that he has remodeled the upper unit and the lower unit was remodeled a few years ago. The roof is older and needs repair in the next 2-4 years. I am lookin...

Over the past couple of years, I’ve picked up the general concept of investing in rental properties, but from sources like YouTube and BiggerPockets, I am aiming to learn and implement useful real estate strategies!