Mark Huang
Discount San Diego Building Supplies
Starting a thread for people to share places to get good deals on building supplies local to San Diego. A lot of the local businesses are much cheaper than big box stores like Home Depot and even online. There are so ...
Omar T Sharaf
Manufactured homes for first investment!
Hello,I'm looking at my first property to buy, it just went on the market last night. It is a 2 bed 1 bath manufactured home. Asking price is 39,000. Year is 1978. I ran numbers conservatively on it and it works. I ca...
Anant Lal
How to respond to unnecessary repair requests.
I just had a new set of tenants move into my rental. Their initial move-in form noted a few conditions that they asked to have repaired. Although I was able to fix most of the issues, there were one or two that I coul...
Chirag Shah
Austin Rehab Vendors/Contractors
Hey all,Acquiring my first property soon, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on contractors in the Austin, TX area? I'm looking to do cosmetic work throughout 1/2 of a duplex as I house-hack it. The other 1/2...
Kyle Keller
Advice for upgrades
I have a home under contract, I'm looking at all of the upgrades required, roof, HVAC, and fixing wood rot are among those, otherwise the main things are cosmetic. Though, I don't think the cosmetic things will raise ...
Tucker Walser
Estimating a ballpark rehab job
Hey!Before doing a thorough inspection on the house to accurately estimate the rehab job, is there a quick method that anyone uses to calculate the rehab? In order to quickly weed out prospects when analyzing properti...
Brad Alexander
Which startegy is best for a flip?
I am a newbie investor and I have a question in regards to flipping... Since I am starting out, is it better to focus on properties that have a lower purchase price in lower potential neighborhoods ($40,000 purchase-$...
Colton T.
What's a standard % of TI Allowance on a shell retail space?
Good evening,I'm leasing out a 2000 SF shell retail space on downtown strip that's been used for retail for the past 15+ years. Stripped down to shell since last tenant. It's useable with minimal build-out as-is but a...
Kai Sato-Franks
Buying a condo in Alaska
Hello! My girlfriend and I are currently in Fairbanks, AK while she finishes up her Master’s degree. We are planing to move out of the AK for a while and come back in time. We recently got approved for a grant that co...
Estrella Carolina Mckinney
Pros and cons of...
1) Buying a property that is almost ready to rent and compete in your market. That is, there are likely relatively few improvements to be made.
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2) Buy a property not in as good condition (but in a good location)...