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I just purchased my first SFR last Thursday and have been doing the demo and rehab myself. The question that I'm trying to answer is that the quotes that I'm getting from subcontractors is much higher than my mont...
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Please share your "Why?"
Here's mine: Personally, I believe in real estate investing because I don't believe in job security.
This has been my experience...I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly for small b...
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Wanted to hear from investors who have investment in the hood? I'm a newbie and really can't afford to invest in the high in or middle-class area and want to know is a smart decision to start investing in not so grea...
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I've been lucky in that all my previous condos were bought vacant which allowed me to get in and renovate and change our wear items which gives me long term peace of mind. I bought a quad last November which was fu...
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Last week I put under contract a real fixer upper. 140 year old all cypress framed ~1250 sq ft. 3/1.
I have it under contract for $16,500. Comparables in the area are selling in the $80-90,000 range, average listin...
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We recently received a citation from our HOA and I am needing some advice on how to tackle this.
We have a structure that's commonly referred to as a porte-cochere in architectural terms (french for "carport") - it...
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It is with great excitement that I am writing this post. I am going through closing on my first home! It seems like a dream because I have been researching for so long and I never knew when the right property would co...
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"Here's the information you requested from The Real Estate Guys Radio Show... Gene Guarino is an expert we respect in the assisted living space".
This is where the journey into Residential Assisted Living started for...
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Hey everyone, Brandon suggested I post a little about my first rehab that I just started working on. So here goes! Please comment with any design/rehab ideas or on the bolded questions in the picture captions belo...