Since the margins are typically so tight on commodity lumber, the supplier either has to take the hit and match the market, or ride it out.4) If you're including trusses in this, those can vary dramatically - huge swings in price... in part because the design is subject to the individual designer as well as some supplier have in-house truss capability while others act as a middleman.  

His brother's response was something akin to, unless putting wood windows in my house means I'll get $100K more for it when I sell, then we're going with vinyl.When it comes to energy efficiency, I find that folks often only look at whether or not a product is Energy Star rated.  

Luckily, I hit the 5 year mark in about 10 months and mine drops off.That being said, for return on your initial invested, without running a calculator, I would say you are still better off paying with as little down as possible.  

The tenants cover most expenses so there is minimal room to create operating efficiency, and the likelihood of materially pushing rents is probably low. 

BP in of itself is does not make a potential partner a good choice there are a lot of scammers that are hitting this site lately and there are a lot of newbies and you don't really want to go thorugh their learning curve whne you yourself are in the learning stage.

I'm talking, under contract one day after the deal hits MLS.My question is, I know that real estate investing is intense, and cut throat.  

In this business you truly need to think about situations where the proverbial stuff hits the fan, because it does happen from time to time, and I'd prefer not to incur the costs of evicting someone else if I'm not the owner of the home (not to mention lease payments I'm on the hook for if I did a sandwich lease option).

The main lesson was that while my husband is fully capable of all remodeling, it is more efficient to hire out so that it can be rent ready more quickly. 

Telling someone with no experience, no money, no credit to go hit people up for their retirement money to invest in real estate is a disservice to everyone involved.

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