Mike Garrett
The Fundamentals of Project Management
Many people consider project management to be the direct activity of engaging in a project. A kind of- it will happen no matter what, attitude. To some degree this is true, but this kind of passive stance toward proje...
David Polius
Working for knowledge, not for money..?
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I recently became highly interested in becoming an investor, as it seems an attractive retirement plan. After reading a few books (one of them being "Rich Dad Poor Dad" ofcourse) the idea of switching to a job to l...
Stuart Udis
Why Aren't More Investors Using Construction to Permanent Financing?
Someone recently reached out asking for advice on how to proceed with the purchase and renovation of a property. This particular investor was interested in using the BRRRR method to build a portfolio of single family ...
Steven Thinnes
Subdividing/Rezoning (Storage Startup)
We have a farm property (primary residence) that is just outside of a quickly growing town. We are wanting to subdivide our property. We have opened zoned property right now and want to leave a section of it open zone...
Marc Lyman
Appraisal turned down due to no recient comps
I was supposed to close on a triplex tomorrow but just found out that the secondary review of the appraisal by the bank was turned down. They didn’t like the appraisal because there were no mulit-family comps in th...
Paul Winka
CSX rail hub in Lakeland / Winter Haven, FL, a game changer?
I just recently listened to the Jonathan Twombly podcast (#172) and at the end he mentions the value of logistics centers to real estate value in which "the mode of transport changes from one form to another." It crea...
Jorge Vazquez
People incorrectly assume that interest rates are the largest....
Many people incorrectly assume that interest rates are the largest factor contributing to the direction of the real estate market. Though changes in interest rates have an impact, a combination of related factors cont...
Elliott Back
Looking for Leadville, CO
Wanted to see if anyone in the Denver area had some insight into the smaller towns around the area. I know Denver is pretty pricy, so I wanted to see if the areas within 100 miles are pretty good. I saw some pictures ...
Jon Holdman
Approximate building costs
Can anyone give me some idea of building costs for townhomes? If I wanted to build a set of 1000 sq.ft. townhomes on the west side of Denver, and get them to sell for about $200,000, what would the building costs run...
Rich M.
California ADU Construction Financing
Project ADU Add
Currently I have a property in California I'm looking to build two ADU. Should I use HeLOC, Construction Loan or Hard Money to build? I'm on a 2% 30 year fixed loan I have good credit, I owe $240K cu...