Ryan Woolridge
Needs help on estimating
What are some averages for the percentages it takes to buy and sell a house?
Just trying to make sure I'm not over/under estimating profit margins.
Any tips of estimating rehab costs?
Mckenzie Goulding
Looking for suggestions!
Hello! This will be my first post on bigger pockets. I am a new investor and just bought a house with my wife. The house came with a finished basement with potential to be a mother in law. We are spending 15k to finis...
Gordon F.
So whatdoes all of this cost?
Hi everyone, so what does buying and selling notes actually cost in terms of transaction fees? Certainly there are transaction fees... What do brokers usually charge for a buy or a sell? Also, what do note servicing ...
Michael K.
Replacement Cost as it pertains to valuing property
Seems like different Investors have different uses for replacement cost in terms of valuing potential investments.
The way I understand it, in general, when replacement cost is above the cost of acquiring an equivalen...
Benjamin Poole
Do Contractor Savings Pass to the Owner?
I'm planning on doing a rehab project from a distance. This may mean a combination of buying materials for the job myself and having a contractor buy materials.Any tips on setting up a project in such a way so that an...
Mike Gratzmiller
Buying Points Down
looking for advice on Points buy down... Loan of $162,000 (SFH) is currently at 6.275. I'm being told I have the option to buy it down to 5.75. How many points would that be? Do you think it's worth the $$ to do so...
Andrew Curro
3.5% down to buy an investment property is a misnomer
I often hear people say “I only had $10,000 and I was able to buy a duplex in a nice neighborhood with an FHA loan, you can do it too! It’s that easy”. Seems like this is disingenuous. They leave out closing costs, em...
Account Closed
Finding the cost to build
I've read that a good indicator of the current market phase is the price to buy a new property in relation to the price to build a comparable property new. The general idea being that if it costs more to buy an existi...
Carlos Mezquita
Estimating rehabs and refinancing
Hello everyone,
I'm pretty new to the real estate investment world and I'm analyzing my first properties, but I have the following questions regarding rehabs and refinance...
How do you accurately estimate for closi...
Jack B.
Is this broker telling me legit info on MF investments?
Offering to save me on real estate commissions by selling to a REIT. Email below. What do you think, good deal or no? Also, is it typical to get a 30 year loan for MF like SFH or are they shorter, 5-10 year loans? Thi...