Brandon Turner
The Best Before/After Photos!! (Post Yours, Too!)
Hey everyone! To celebrate the new ability to upload photos easily here on the forums, I'd like to start a "before/after" thread here on the site so people can post their favorite transformations!
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Jerryll Noorden
The #1 Rule Of Successful Flipping!
The #1 Rule Of Successful Flipping! - How To Flip A House From Start To Finish Rule #1: Do NOT Listen To Me. I Survive On Sheer Dumb Luck! What were you thinking!!The End!Did you really eagerly click on this post to ...
Hubert Washington
Has The Apartment Market Reached The Peak of It's Cycle?
My goal is to purchase my first apartment building before the end of 2016 and I have been studying, reading, and listening to everything I can get my hands on. Recently I have come across information from a few differ...
Dan D.
Tell us about your expenses
I have a single family rental right now.Vacancy adjusted, I bring in $21,000 a year in rent.My annual expenses are:Property tax: $3200Insurance $900Washing machine $500Plumbing repair $250Irrigation turn on and turn o...
Kenneth Sok
Painted popcorn ceiling? Keep or remove in a rental.
Just closed on my 3rd rental. This beauty was built in 1977.I learned today how much "fun" there was in trying to peel off painted popcorn ceiling. It definitely doesn't want to come off easy. I've already taken out a...
Roy Mitle
delayed financing - what to what out for
What are the pitfalls with delayed financing. This is what I read in various threadsa) In delayed financing, the appraisal is typically more strict. So may not come into the right valueb) with delayed financing, u end...
Clarence Johnson
LA, Ca flip scenario, please analyze and critique...thx!
Hello to All,My business partner and I (both Realtors in southern Ca)have decided to take the plunge and purchase our first flip. After running the comps and walking through with my dad and Uncle (both in the busi...
Allen Ellis
My house isn't selling, how far should I go to improve it?
Hi all, I'll try to be brief.My house has been on the market for 5 months with no offers, even with 2 open houses and extensive marketing. It's large, is a 1920's historic home in a very high-demand area, and feedback...
Waverly Rennie
Ellicott City MD contractor charging >$300 sqft for rehab
Our architect has done a good job helping us draw up plans to rehab a wing of an 1880 property (including some tear down and re-creating) and suggested working with one of the three contractors he often uses. The cont...
Patrick Menefee
Small victory-first property (4plex) finally under contract!
This is just the start of my journey, both for this property and for my REI career, but I learned a lot in the long time it took me to get this property under contract. Want to share what I learned along the way in th...