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Hey everyone, my name is Blake and I'm a mechanical engineering major at a community college in Springfield, Mo. I have been diving into real estate for a little over a year and I am now confident it is what I want to...
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My wife and I are starting our first ever fix and flip! This is a minor job (paint, drywall repair, removing mirrored wall and wallpaper and flooring). The kitchen is very dated, but in excellent repair, so we thoug...
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Hello All,I am a software engineer by profession starting my journey in real estate investing. Me and my wife go back and forth between Orlando FL and Long Beach CA. Being fairly a newbie in real estate i am inclined ...
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I'm a software developer. I've built different mobile and web applications. Recently, I've begun investing in real estate and want to contribute to the community. I can build any app if it is useful for us. Any ideas...
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what can you do with a detached garage with a living space up top to avoid flood insurance given the garage is below. How do you make is flood proof as they say in FEMA to not need flood insurance. Its a brick garag...
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Any feedback on this progressed-based payment schedule for a $450K remodel project?Should there be more specific milestones like flooring, appliances etc? Possibly withhold a little more for job completion? Maybe 15%....
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I have a real life shark tank scenario happening this week .A friend connected me to a billionaire who is always looking for deal flow..My friend who is a builder in FLA has agreed to give me 10% if I find investors f...
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I’m currently going to college for engineering and have started to learn about investing in real estate. My plan is use my engineering salary to invest. I also have started my own painting business in college to make ...
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I bought a house with foundation issues. I had an engineering firm come in and take a look. They came up with a remediation plan that was totally over engineered. So I got another firm for a second opinion. He gav...
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Hello,
I have sagging floors and I have been searching for a structural engineer and for also a handy man. Does anyone know of a good structural engineer and handyman? I am in Rhode Island in the town of Richmond, h...