I'm thinking the liquidity of the HELOC would be great to pull the trigger on a good deal when it comes and I don't want to pay interest on taking out money I'm not actually using yet since I haven't found a property yet.  

Hey everyone! What's going on in Columbia, SC? It seems like there is a very strong real estate market out there. I was searching through some of the data and noticed that there are people from New York and more expen...

By being able to save 6k or 8k on a deal can make a "maybe" deal into a "yes" deal.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Hi BP family,I'm looking at a new construction home, single family, in San Marcos that is being offered as a "home of the week" deal by the builder.

Verifying rental history often takes a long time tocomplete due to applicants not giving us correct landlord contact information, landlords not returning our callsor refusing to give us any details.We also deal with applicants trying to have family or friends pose as theirlandlords.

If you want to be cheap down to the dollar, tell your lender you’d like to buy down the rate and use the sellers concessions against that cost.

But per lot it will cost roughly the following:$1,500 Electrical poles, meter installation $2,000 water taps and connections$5,000 grading and land prep$8,000 septic installation (assuming a 1:1 ratio of homes to 1000 gallon septics)$5,000 down payment on each home ($700-750 / thereafter per unit)$21,500 total set up x 17 = $365,000Ongoing expenses after development would look something this for POH model: $12,750 a month in mobile home mortgages (17 x 750 for PITI on each unit) $1,900 a month in land mortgage PITI (house) $3,000 a month landscaping$2,000 a month in reserve emergency fund$2,200 management$21,850 a month total expenses $262,200‬/yearOngoing incomes after development would look something this for POH model:$27,000/month ($1500 x 18 {17 mobile homes plus house})$324,000/year324k-262,2k = 61,800 net pre-tax profit or $5,150/month.Opportunities to reduce start up expenses: Bulk deals with the government or contractors for doing all the work at once (electrical, water, land grading, septic) Trade free rent for someone to mow and landscape (turning a $3k event into a $650 event every month).

Hi, I am 19 and going to school for finance and real estate and have started crunching numbers as a practice to see if I can find some good deals.

Our agent has experience dealing with/removing squatters and Georgia just updated their laws regarding squatters.