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8 February 2024 | 11 replies
Unrealistic Low BidsA contractor I worked with bid $15,000 less than the next, so naturally I gave them a shot.
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9 February 2024 | 4 replies
And don't pay them based on percentage work done.
8 February 2024 | 5 replies
I am an experienced real estate agent/investor based out of Columbus, OH, but spend part of my time at a family house in Ellicottville, NY.
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9 February 2024 | 2 replies
Unless this is an opportunity where you are going to come out with a robust knowledge base and the investor will be a complete open bookd i don't see why you would do this.
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9 February 2024 | 3 replies
DSCR (Debt service coverage ratio) loans don't consider DTI, they are based on the property's ability to cash flow.
10 February 2024 | 21 replies
Its not likely that any one investment is correct, rather a mix of investments based on your long term goals.
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9 February 2024 | 14 replies
Based on your post, I would say you would be looking for a DSCR cash-out refinance and then use that to contract a builder.
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8 February 2024 | 13 replies
I have never done a conversion of this nature myself, but I have to imagine that using the basement of these homes would be the cheapest way to go about it and creating a unit in them.
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9 February 2024 | 10 replies
Especially those that are not as close with us in our personal lives and are based in distant states.
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9 February 2024 | 4 replies
Even facebook will have several "Michigan" or "Detroit" based real estate investor groups.