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When doing hard money loan, what should I look for to keep cost as low as possible besides interest rate, is there a list of estimated costs I can ask for or how can I compare between two or more hard money options?
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Hey everyone, I'm Jack. I'm 22 and I just graduated with a Bachelors in Social Work. Real estate caught my attention my last semester in university so I included as much of it with my studies as feasible.
Fast forwar...
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With any luck, we'll be closing on another rental property this month. The inside desperately needs to be repainted (no surprise), but I was thinking about spraying the interior this time rather than logging another 2...
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So let me ask your opinion. Is it all just about the money? I’m not trying to sound like Mr. Wonderful on the Shark Tank, but why do we do real estate? I like it, I’m pretty good at it, and I make money at it, but...
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Hi folks,
I'm a DIY'er myself and I picked the DIY section so I can learn from the experience of other hand-on folks. I'm trying to understand the approach to recommend to my foundation guy.
I'm working on a BRRR p...
Arizona's Top Water Official: "We're Going To Have To Live With Less Water" "I never thought this day would come this quickly ... But I think we always knew that this day was potentially out there," he said.
Lake Po...
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I am looking for advice and opinions on my next steps.
Background:
I am 30 years old, have no kids, and am not currently married (that is coming though)
Currently, I have a duplex in MA. I live in one unit and coll...
Hi,
I was wondering if any of the Atlanta members had any recommendations for agents specializing on investors. I've contacted a few agents through the regular real estate sites, but there seems to be a tendency to w...
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Hi!I live in Maryland and have family that may be installing a sump pump/interior drain system in their unfinished cinder block foundation basement. The house was built in 1968. I know nothing about this trade of co...
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Hey BP! I bought a house at a foreclosure auction at the court house steps last year. I thought it was a great BRRRR deal since I bought for 50K and it has a ARV of 205K, however I wasn't expecting the inside to be as...