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8 January 2025 | 7 replies
I have several current and former clients that have done similar projects, mostly in neighborhoods where either 1) they grew up in the neighborhood, 2) they still go to church in the area, or 3) they have a relative that still lives in the area.
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14 January 2025 | 21 replies
Knowledgeable of the Capital Region and seems to be working on awesome projects.
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4 January 2025 | 3 replies
While every project is unique, the basics he highlighted are essential parts of any construction contract.
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1 January 2025 | 22 replies
These larger construction companies are able to do up to 25 projects at a time and even have in-house project managers.
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31 January 2025 | 44 replies
See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.
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19 January 2025 | 11 replies
I like Columbus because that's where all the growth is projected in the next few years.
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2 January 2025 | 2 replies
If you were only going to net 10k and the fees male you a lose then it was never a good deal.If you keep project costs less than 72.5% of the ARV then no lending can screw you.
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20 January 2025 | 33 replies
And have you looked into the link below, the Invest Southwest program?
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5 January 2025 | 3 replies
For crowdsource investments on Republic, StartEngine, etc there's a great resource called Kingscrowd that reviews each investment offering and gives details and ratings on the team behind the project.
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7 January 2025 | 1 reply
Hey James, what a col project!