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I'm financing a rehab in Philadelphia and we are stuck with slow to no movement on our permit and inspections by the Department of Licensing and Inspections. I see we can get a 3rd party electrical inspector. Does a...
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we are buying a hoarders house to wholesale. We were going to just clean it out but we were wondering if it might be worth it to take it back to the studs?
I put and offer in on a Homepath home and the offer was accepted. The house was winterized and the basement looks like it has been flooded and all the drywall torn out. Now that the bank has accepted our offer they te...
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Hey guys,Brand new to the forum, I just started my first flip and I had some questions mainly about contractor prices and how to find 'investor friendly' contractors. The area is Washington, DC however for future pro...
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Hi,
I'm Tyco from Minneapolis, male, 34 years old. I want to get into the real estate game and stop with the 9 to 5. I'm wondering if my plan is the wrong plan. I bought owner occupied house in a nice suburb of...
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Hello! First time posting, first time home-buyer.
I have an approval and am currently in the process of contracting a single-family dwelling with an FHA loan. I am located in Virginia. There is a detached garage on ...
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I have found a duplex that has about 1250 sqft of an empty land next to it. The lot is zoned as RT4. My idea was to build a single family ADU since I researched that the you need 1200 sqft of land per unit and the lot...
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What are the options to help mitigate maintenance costs. These vintage Detroit homes are lovely but they sure are higher maintenance due to their age. Service warranties? A recommend contractor? Any experienced advice...
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Hello BP,
I could use some help on determining what to offer for this duplex. I don't know if there is a rule of thumb for what to offer, I think I read in a post that an investment offer should be 30% off ARV - rep...
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Lets say we are talking about cosmetic rehab ..new floors, paint (inside/out). Nothing related to plumbing, possibly new windows, paint the deck, new cabinets, counter tops etc. we need to open up kitchen, demo wal...