Frank Barletta
Houston: Gross Weather, Lovely Investing
A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.
Now, I'm a big fan of Texas, but the first thing I said to him was that the weather is HORRENDOUS. Anythin...
Eddy Wehbe
Financing without closing costs!!!
Looking for someone to finance some properties in order to purchase new ones. Sometime ago, I heard about a Broker who would finance and he would pay for the closing costs. Any suggestions? any catch in this process?
Jimmy Lynn
Budgeting for Your Property Rehab: Tips and Tricks for Keeping Costs Under Control
We get asked this question a lot. Here are some things to consider. Define Your Budget: Determine your overall budget for the project. Consider factors such as the scope of work, materials, labor, permits, and contin...
Martha Blumel
Condo purchase analysis input please
I had someone call me over a week ago (very motivated) needs to sell her deceased grandmother's condo. It's 55+ Approx ARV is $55k. There is a pending in the $70s across the street, same development. Only it is an al...
Tristan Crawford-Lee
building new duplex with intent to house hack, worth it or not?
I am looking to make my first step into real estate investing in a year two by building a new duplex in the Lehigh acres area of Florida. I plan to build versus buy because Im currently working for my father, who is a...
Dennis S.
Background Checks for Every Adult?
Hello!So a quick question for those of you who use any type of background/credit check/eviction/criminal history check for screening tenents. Do you have each of your adults in the unit (maybe not necessarily the appl...
Mylan J.
vacant property insurance
Can anyone suggest a or a couple of good insurance companies? I need to assign one before my rehab starts.
Devin Pickett
Rehab Cost
Good morning,My question is how do we go about estimating rehab cost? I've been told $30 per sqft is the rule of thumb. Is this accurate? I would imagine this could ruin you as an investor if you get this wrong. I've ...
Enrique Roth
Thoughts on adding an extra 1/2 bathroom
Hi everyone,We're about to begin the rehab work in one of the properties we purchased in Old North Milwaukee. Our contractor mentioned that there's a possibility of adding an extra 1/2 a bathroom to the upstairs floor...
Jeremy Segal
Single Family BRRRR
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $154,000
Single Family, BRRRR. Purchased with line of credit, currently under renovation to rent and refinance.
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