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So with all this talk about cap ex I was wondering what you thought about using wear resistant materials in rehabs. my business model is to by extremely distressed and do full rehabs. I will list some and rent the oth...
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I came across an ad for an apartment building in which the seller described that he used insurance bonds instead of security deposits. This sounds interesting, but I'm sure there are other details to know about this ...
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Greetings, looking for some suggestions. I'm in between projects and have a property (a four plex) in Napa, CA that doesn't have any leverage against it. Property will likely appraise for about $1.5. I completely reha...
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I just had a tenant call this past Sunday saying my sewer line is backing up. With my luck i of coarse had to pay premium Sunday rates of $325.00. Ouch!!! The drain cleaner guy pulled out a nested clump of tree root...
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Anyone use Butchers Block Countertops in your Rentals? Looking for options for my kitchen renovation and the price of them seems good. Any pros and cons to them?
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What would you do with a couple hundred thousand dollars?
I own a few properties in northern NH that have seen some fantastic appreciation recently due to covid and I am thinking about refinancing them to free up at...
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Hi BP -
We're putting an offer in on a 3 family house - will be owner occupying. We want to put 10% down with a conventional loan, and the lender we spoke with said we couldn't get conventional with less than 20% bec...
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Quick newbie question: So with the FHA loan, you will still have to pay premium insurance throughout the life of the loan. Isn't that the same as paying the PMI for a conventional loan if you don't reach that 20% down...
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How much extra $$ to get there?
Say a 1500 square foot home in Texas. Conventional building cost = $105K. How much more to get to zero energy?
Assume highly insulated, great windows in the appropriate places, shade...
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So quite a bit of time has passed since I last posted one of these but I wanted to get back into the habit of composing a quick forum post on each flip since I’ve gone from flipping part-time to full-time. Since our v...