Douglas Gratz
What is the new construction process? Dig lot, pour concrete, etc
Hello, I am doing my first new construction and at first I was very confident, but no, not so much. A lot of my flips took longer than anticipated which resulted in me having to find money for the closing.I did! but ...
Neil Hauger
6.5 years as a Land Specialist Real Estate Agent-Lessons learned
6 years ago I made a similar post and it seemed to resonate with many people as a few even sought me out and told me how the post had touched them. So, I thought I would do a follow up and do a "deep dive" into my ex...
Janice R.
Do you give a "tip" to your contractors or repair people?
Hi all,I've been dealing with contractors or subs so much lately and most of the time, I give a 5-15% tip if the job is done well. Recently, an appliance repairman was "hinting" for a tip for a small repair - which I...
Jeff Libby
The order in which you renovate a property
What is the first order of business when renovating a property? Do you plan everything out, work on one room at a time, or group it into type of work (all floors first, then walls next, etc)? My thoughts are that you ...
Ben Stout
HUD Home/Plumbing doesn't hold pressure
Hello everyone,
I hope I'm posting this in the right forum. I have found a HUD home I'd like to purchase as a rental. It's a great price, great neighborhood, solid numbers (50/2) etc. Here's the problem:
The HUD di...
Daniel Hart
How to offset capital gains from a flip
I don't normally seem to make money, so I don't have this unusual problem :)
I am expecting a gain of about $50k this year from a flip deal. I have 15 rentals and I will probably depreciate them all, and take any ...
William Coet
Realistic Returns For Multifamily Syndication Investments
Hello,When investing with an experienced multifamily sydicator, what are the realistic returns for a 5 year investment of 100k? One operation I contacted is projecting a return of 200k (100% return in 5 years) which ...
Jevon Lau
Flex Office Warehouse Development in DFW Texas
New member here looking to network with local investors/developers in the flex office warehouse space in the Dallas Ft Worth metroplex. My background has been in land investment, however we have a group that wants to...
Lenny Wilbourn
What am i doing wrong
So i have spoken with two brokers in the past three months, i had a very hard time getting the first guy to call me back, he missed appointments, didn't return emails and just left me high and dry. I almost gave up bu...
Stephen Dominick
3 out of 5 Americans have no reserves
I just read a WSJ report citing Bankrate a banking analyst, that 3 out of 5 Americans do not have the reserves to withstand the most mundane unexpected expenditure, "The survey found that an unexpected bill would redu...