I haven't got the PM involved with the underwriting as I try to do a quick analysis to see if it works before I dive into the details.

I did a couple long term live-in "flips", but nothing at a quick pace (hence first "serious" deal).

I'm starting to analyze one deal per day for practice.Is there a quick way to calculate rehab cost and ARV (without overthinking it) before making a thorough analysis of property?

The opportunity for investors to purchase a desirable property quickly is a major reason to seek private lending.

You will quickly learn who knows what they are doing and who is a simply a document marketing firm. 

. - You'll learn why mortgages make you really wealthy by holding properties and paying them off instead of just buying RE and either flip or sell quickly and teach you more about the investing process in general. 

Hi all, just wanted to start out with a quick thank you to all who participate in the forums, it's been an invaluable resource to me as I start my journey into property investing.

By way of quick background, my name is Will Kaufmann and I am new to BP and relatively new to REI.

Refi (Yes Dave R is spinning in his grave or I'm sending him there more quickly)  Refi and consolidate debt on one or two properties and then apply all cash from every source you got including banks you can rob and lunch money you can steal from your children to that one loan.Paying of debt is a very good goal. 

This would quickly return most of my cash to me, which I need in order to complete a fairly extensive renovation prior to moving in.The problem I'm running into with my current lender is the timing.