8 March 2020 | 2 replies
You will also need an electrical permit to have service restored to the building and may have to upgrade the entrance (we just upgraded to 400amp).
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9 March 2020 | 7 replies
Small town, nothing within 8 miles, only shopping center in the town, Street level there is a nail salon on a 5 yr (uses 2 unit spaces), hair salon on a 3 yr, sushi restaurant 5 yr (uses 2 units), real estate office on a 1 year (been there 15 years) massage parlor 1 yr.
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2 May 2020 | 89 replies
Originally, I was locked in at 3.125% with UWM (united wholesale mortgage) but rates went down further and UWM didn't want to unlock me so my mortgage broker switched lenders to Plaza home mortgage for the 2.75% rate.On one of my other 4plex's that's NOO (non owner occupied) I'm refinancing out of a VA to a conventional 75% LTV mortgage so I can restore my VA entitlement in order to use my VA for a 3rd 4plex this year and I'm locked in at 4.674% but I'm thinking I should hold out a little longer for rates to drop further.
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2 June 2020 | 6 replies
Got a quote from a disaster restoration company and it came in at $16,000.
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4 June 2020 | 4 replies
Do I use the full 114K use as a down payment and get a small loan for the rest or the
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6 June 2020 | 2 replies
I know someone that may be able to help but not sure if they go that far. historical restoration is a different beast as you may already know.
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8 June 2020 | 2 replies
Without seeing the property, I would assume it would need new electrical, new HVAC, plumbing, drywall, finishes, appliances, and you would want to talk to an expert in restoring properties due to fire---as their could be issues with the roof, siding, windows.
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7 June 2020 | 4 replies
@Elgin CarnesAre there Habitat for Humanity ReStore in the area?
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7 June 2020 | 6 replies
The agent I found on BP connected me with his network too to get my property restored and rented quickly.
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8 June 2020 | 8 replies
Sometimes it takes massaging the numbers to find the point where the strategy works (if it works at all).