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Which is the better deal? There is a five bedroom home being sold for 138K definitely needs updates or a five bedroom home fully renovated being sold for the market median of 198K.
(My initial thought was that i will...
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Any experienced input would be helpful for these 2 new construction projects I'm looking at. $200k each lot, side by side. Builder who builds new homes that sell over 1m, also knows my lender and they have a great rel...
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Thanks in advance for reading my post and I'd greatly appreciate any advice/ recommendations that anyone can give me.1. On VA Rehab/Renovation loans, do they allow for adding ceilings and drywall to basements (no addi...
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We currently have two rental houses. I'm wondering about refinancing our primary house to free up a line of credit to purchase another property. What are the downsides to refinancing? We have two mortgages on two sepa...
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I know what it would cost the landlord if a tenant moves. But, has anybody here ever calculated how much it would cost the tenant to move?
Let's say there are more or less two identical homes, and the tenant ...
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I was wondering if you had any input as to the closing costs that you typically conduct deals with and charge buyers and sellers.Is it different based on the state that you operate in?
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Does anyone have a company that they use for their house tear downs in Chicago; if so, whats your average cost for a SFH and or MFH?Turn around time conveniences and inconveniences? Worthwhile endeavor? Architect? Bui...
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What is a green house? I heard it is good to buy them and I know it doesn't mean ecological.
Also what is 1031 exchange and what is the advantages of it?
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Let’s be real. California has a housing crisis. It has for years, and that is one of the reasons the prices of homes are so high here. Development of new homes is so costly that it makes it challenging to create new i...
Hi all, how do you go about calculating utility costs for short-term rentals, specifically for an out-of-state market? Do you Google and/or contact utility companies in that town to get an average of utility costs bas...