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8 February 2025 | 2 replies
There are risks too, when buying condemned and burned-out houses because you may not be able to control the environment where these properties exist.
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
Building my buyers list for $10k "condemned/burn out" VALUE ADD Homes in Southwestern Michigan (5 minutes to Lake Michigan/90 minutes to Chicago).
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5 February 2025 | 0 replies
Any luck purchasing 10k "Condemned" & "Burn Out" Homes?
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5 February 2025 | 0 replies
Any luck purchasing 10k "Condemned" & "Burn Out" Homes?
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
Any luck purchasing 10k "Condemned" & "Burn Out" Homes?
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10 February 2025 | 6 replies
It could be anything... a mistake in estimating, a cost overrun, or something like the place burns down and the insurance wasn't properly taken out, or theft (of the money outright) or theft of materials along the way.
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6 February 2025 | 10 replies
I had a rental house that burned down.
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4 February 2025 | 6 replies
I had similar with duplex and ended up having to foot the bill but it was determined the break was on my property and resolved with yard excavation and a fat repair bill.
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16 February 2025 | 14 replies
Quote from @Brook Burns: Thanks so much for the recommendations!