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Good Morning Bigger Pockets!I have made it my goal to get better at quickly estimating rehab costs. I have gotten pretty good at identifying and estimating almost everything in the house...however, I am still struggli...
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Hello everybody!I am so excited of joining the BP forum! My name is Nick. I am 100% made in China. I never thought that I will be doing real estate investment. I remember seeing the Chinese real estate market booming ...
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I've read in different books and articles that when first looking at properties there can be a high level rule of thumb for rehab estimates.
For example, if lite rehab is needed estimate X per square foot (i.e. may...
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I've heard a lot of conflicting advice over the years on how much to "estimate" maintenance expenses for when doing a quick analysis of a deal. I've heard things ranging from "15% of gross rent" to "$2 per square foo...
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What is a fair valuation model for a 180 unit condominium located on a very large parcel of land (525,000 buildable sq ft), in a prime suburb, and specifically located in its highest demand neighborhood for new condom...
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how do i determine FMV of a duplex?
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I was hoping to get a sense of what people do in the BP community. I have measured square feet of new buildings to purchase with a tape measure, but this seems very inefficient. I’m currently under contract on a 20,00...
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OK... so I have found hardwood under my carpet in my current flip. It is in the bedrooms upstairs, hall, landing and stairs. the downstairs is a mishmosh of surfaces and we plan to laminate over them..My first issue...
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I am thinking about buying a condemned house in western Virginia. The home was built in 1898 and is 1456 sq ft. The cost of the home is $20K. I have had a contractor inspect the property and he said that it is structu...
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What are your favorite floor plan and rehab estimate apps/software/websites? Also, I know magicplan can create a floor plan and cost estimate. Is there any other options that can do both?