Mel Salinas
Newer Homes are Best Flips when found at cheap Price
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $88,000
Cash invested: $18,000
Sale price: $130,000
Quick cosmetic; sales desc: Comfy updated Sunrise Ranch hom...
Emilio Ramirez
Drywall Finishes for SFRs
Hello Rehabbers. I was wondering what drywall finishes you are using in your SF flips these days. Orange Peel, Knockdown, Smooth, Sand? I've heard that knockdown is the standard, but was hoping to get input from the...
Lenny B.
remodeling cost in Sacramento, CA
Hello everyone,I am planning to remodel one unit in my Carmichael duplex. It's 1000 sq. feet, 2b/1ba. Everything original from 1978. Ideally, I'd love to understand a cost per sq. foot of repairs, not sure if it's pos...
Will Barnard
Another New Construction Success Story
From close of escrow (COE) at purchase to COE at sale, it was 11 months to complete this project. I expected it to be no more than 9 however, I experienced a major delay in getting my custom windows (loss of 6 weeks) ...
Vikram Arora
Fogged windows - looking for recommendations in Raleigh area
Hi,We just bought a 2006 townhome for renting out. About 9 windows are fogged up..got a few quotes..one from HD..coming to about 7k ..most folks are recommending replacement. Do these prices seem reasonable? Any bette...
Daniel Mclaughlin
Carport Conversion
Hi BiggerPockets,
This isn't quite a DIY question, but I was just curious and thought this may be the right forum for my inquiry. What is a ballpark estimate for converting a two car carport into a normal two car gar...
Eugene Beard
Norcross Quadplex Deal analysis w/Hard Money(Whats wrong?!)
Hello,I was looking at a deal doing some analysis including some Hard money calculations with refinancing after a year. I am 80% sure that I am doing something wrong here. I am using the BRR calculator and the number...
David B.
Contractor suddenly over budget by 40%
Hi everyone I’m in the middle of my first flip. I locked up a single family home (roughly 2600 sq feet) with 5 beds and 3 baths for $454,000.The ARV for the area tells us we can probably sell the house for 685-700k on...
Alan Bosca
Super high "damage" charge on tenant move-out
Hi -
Tenant moved out of my condo & put a nick in a wall that looked fairly small to me - photo attached. The HOA took a while to get me a quote and then sent me a $3400 bill to prep & paint the whole wall.
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Theresa Allison
Need help with design on flip
I'm in desperate need of design help on a flip. We have done many fix and flips, including re-designs but this house has unique challenges. We have an extremely tight budget as we are doing this as a favor to a friend...