Is it necessary to pay for all building and site development plans to get an accurate idea of how much a project will cost? If not, how do I estimate development cost accurately without it?

I need a little help finding out the best way to go about renegotiating the price after I have had estimates done. Some background info:House is a 2 unit that I plan on house hacking. The original selling price we agr...

Have a off-market lead for home near Grand Rapids, MI. Sounds like the seller has issues with a breezeway between house and garage. The Slab for the breezeway is in "bad shape"; however, they got a quote for $25,000. ...

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I am closing in on purchasing my first rental property. I must say its been an interesting but nerve wracking experience. I've done my due diligence and pulled all of the information I could regardin...

Does anyone have a contractor's form that I can use to itemize repairs needed on a property? I will be using it to send to the bank on one of my short sales. If anyone can provide me with this it would be greatly appr...

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Every place I have gone to learn about REI in buy and hold properties I see people using all these rules (50% rule and so on) and they always know how much the potential place can rent for. I have a range i...

What’s some advice to get good at estimating rehab costs on your flips quickly ?

There is a road in my area that has a great rental market. On this same road there is also a big warehouse that is priced well below market value. If we decide to try and convert this into a business office, how wou...

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I am new at real estate investing and decided to start off wholesaling. I joined the local real estate investment club after reading a book I bought, and by now I feel pretty comfortable with the proces...

How accurate do the websites realestateabc.com or zillow.com tend to be in terms of estimating home values?