1. How much cash would you recommend having in reserves before buying a STR? 2. Also, would you ever recommend getting a personal loan to cover the down payment or renovation costs?
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I'm about to start analyzing 150 deals over the next 90 days to get more experience. In your deal analyses, are you typically using 50% expense estimates or itemizing expenses? My general idea was to start with the 50...
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Okay guys! So I've been crunching some numbers on a deal and I have my formulas that I go by with rehab costs but as of late I have been getting some crazy quotes from general contractors. This is a deal in Nashville:...
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We have a single family rental home (long term rental, tenant occupied) that is managed by a PMC. Our home received damage last month due to a wind storm which tore shingles off the roof and tore a part our fencing, r...
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The house is in need of scraping and painting. Do you like this current two tone or would you change it?
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I am trying to get into a property off market deal. What do you guys look for to see if the deal works? 8 rooms total. I was thinking of doing 2 units per floor (3 bedroom 2 baths per unit). It is 3 stories. All windo...
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Will a standard home inspection work for BRRRR, or would a more intensive/thorough home inspection be necessary? If the home is distressed, I would assume that much of the interior finish is in poor condition anway (n...
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I am trying to practice analyzing deals but I always get stuck when it comes to renovations. Is there a standard or rule of thumb to estimate renovation costs? I know every property is different - does anyone have any...
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Hi all, my plan is to own rentals long term and receive cash flow. does it matter if I go for a single family or Condo? assuming the condo unit lets me rent it out. my plan is to live in the condo/ SFR for a year and ...
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My name is Javen Bowman and I am 19 years old (turning 20 in August) and I'm wanting to get into real estate and flipping houses very badly. I know I could probably get a loan for a house and I found an area that I wa...