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We just finished up one of our rehabs and as some of you may know, our company just recently adopted the green/energy efficient strategy. We've been rehabbing homes since 2011 but jumped onto the green scene when we r...
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Hi everyone,
First post here.
To what extent does real estate investing make sense if you have a highly successful career, and do not intend - or want - to make real estate a full-time career (as I've noticed many /...
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Just saw the (pretty harsh) results from a survey about the new VRBO service fee, and I was curious to see what you all thought of this.Has the new fee been affecting your vacation rental bookings? Are any of you plan...
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My general contractor is quoting me:$32,000 to prep, paint exterior of the home$19,000 to replace asphalt roof$23,000 to prep, paint the interior$19,000 wooden floor refinishing (polishing, filling in any cracks)The h...
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Has anybody here done a build-to-suit for Dollar General? I own a commercial property in a semi-rural area. Although I'm not gung-ho on Dollar General (or any dollar store for that matter) as a tenant, my site's loc...
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Do rental rates usually fall when interest rates increase and home values decrease?
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Hello BP! I need some consolation, wisdom, and maybe pizza.My dad just completed his first flip. After all was said and done, he lost over $3k. We're not white collar people, so $3k is a lot to us. I tried telling him...
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I haven't seen anything in the forums less than a year old about this, but here on phoenix I hear a commercial for Offerpad/Opendoor perhaps 4-5 times a day. Always kinda figured they must lowball quick cash offers an...
I know people frequently structure deals with disproportionate distributions to the sponsor to reward them for their performance. Every waterfall model I've ever done has used IRR targets as hurdle rates. This is grea...