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Mike Dymski Overcoming Fear of the Market
10 October 2018 | 14 replies

We have been reading consistent posts for four years now regarding "it's a bad time to start", "the recession is near", "I can't find good deals", "the market stinks", and similar posts.  I suspect that we need to und...

Wes S. Nickel & Dimed to death - Spending Habits
11 October 2011 | 15 replies

Building up a nice portfolio but feel like I'm being nickel and dimed to death!

I take pride in my properties...I want them to look nice, be safe and efficient which translates into good tenants and less headaches. ...

Tim J How to determine building value for depreciation
29 April 2012 | 10 replies

I'm in a bit of a quandary at the moment. I purchased a property in pretty bad shape for about $1 million last year and spent about $500,000 on what ended up being a MAJOR rehab project. The city assessed the value ...

Parker T. Insure Rental at Replacement Cost
10 March 2014 | 19 replies

All,

I'm putting a bid on a foreclosure today at 30k. The insurance company quoted the replacement cost at 160k and with everything else factored in a quote of $94/m. This seems extremely high and doesn't fit...

Eric A. Americans are taking out the largest mortgages on record
10 April 2017 | 25 replies

Article on Market-Watch:

https://www-marketwatch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/E5127276-1A17-11E7-8755-9AB7B5C1C318

Spoiler alert:
- According to the mortgage bankers association, the a...

Joshua Lira How do house flippers acquire money to finance renovations
1 December 2020 | 31 replies

I have a question concerning house flipping. I know most use hard money lenders & private lenders to acquire the property but how do they finance the renovation? Do they borrow more than what the purchase price of...

Sam Gad Is this safe?
29 August 2015 | 15 replies

Hello!Recently purchased multi-family and was told by the inspector that the landing structure at the steps isn't attached well to the house and it must be properly secured to the structure to prevent collapse. Not su...

Zach Hicks Property Management Company Criteria
4 December 2015 | 10 replies

For those who use a property management company, what criteria do you look for in a potential PM company?

Doug P. Estimating Rehab Cost Per SQFT
1 December 2016 | 25 replies

Reading the book Flip they have a rule of thumb chart for quickly estimating the cost per SQFT of rehabbing or remodeling a home.

Here is how they chart it.

Standard finish rehab - $15
Designer finish rehab - $18

S...

María Salas Do all investors use “and or assign” in purchase contracts?
13 July 2019 | 22 replies

Do all investors use the “and or assign” in their purchasing contracts? As an investor I think having this clause in the purchasing agreement gives you the extra strategy to assign your rights of buying to another inv...