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I've gotten a lot of questions lately about rehab and renovation costs. I think it's very tough for new people to understand the real cost of renovating an apartment, house or building. I also see a lot of posts fro...
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Hello BP Family,I'd really appreciate it if someone would point me in the direction of finding a good experienced contractor/investor or simply a contractor in the NYC area who can give me repair estimates (items [ex....
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I know I'm asking for the holiest of holies here, but does anyone have any good contractors they can recommend in STL? I just bought a duplex I need to put some work into.
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I got a lead come in from an area in which many buy and hold investors buy. Using the mao formula of (arv * .7 - repairs - my fee) = a negative number. Is there a time in which not to use this formula? How can I make ...
We're a GC and moving to Denver in Oct. We would like to get into real estate investing there but from all that I'm reading it's a extremely competative sellers market. Most posts say 'better to stay away for now'. So...
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I'm looking for someone who has built from the ground up on the outskirts of the Bay Area in California. I'm looking to build in the Gilroy area (95020) If anyone in the area is around for me to pick their brain a bit...
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Hi follow BP family. I'm looking for software to help me estimate construction costs for rehabs. I've been doing my estimates in a spreadsheet, but it takes a long time and more to the point I'm still not very consi...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Beaufort.
Purchase price: $225,000
Cash invested: $24,000
Living on the BP forums and listening to hours and hours of po...
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I am doing some research for a project I am working on and I am curious what the average cost of construction of single family homes in California is these days.
I have talked to a local builder and he said his curre...
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Assume "good" real estate market conditions...My (severely naive) conventional wisdom tells me that if I build a 3/2 home on a vacant lot, my "All In" costs for the home would be considerably less than if I were to pu...