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Hi All,I have a few LTRs in the DFW area but looking to expand into an STR in the hill country that we can use as a holiday home as well a few times a year. Has anyone from DFW looked into this? Just starting my resea...
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Can someone give a range per SF for new construction cost in Fayetteville? I’m looking at a small home design (500-800 SF).
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Are their flipper secrets to getting materials at a lower cost? How are flippers purchasing items such as Tile, LVP, Windows, Doors and so on at an extreme discount?
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I'm curious what other investors are doing when working with contractors; do you typically purchase your own materials and have your contractor(s) pull from your personal stock or do you have contractors acquire th...
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Does anyone know what happened to him ? He had no seminars in 2017 and he has links on his site to other educators. He was a big help to me and I enjoyed his material. Hope he is ok. I know you can get his material fr...
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I am curious what mistakes everyone else made when analyzing their first properties?
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When conducting rehabbing and house building, where is the best place to source market rates for labor and materials? How do you make sure your contractor is providing a market price on materials?
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When you have found a potential deal and you are getting ready to make an offer, part of the calculation for that offer has to include the necessary repairs to either bring that property to its potential retail value ...
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How would I go about accurately estimating the value of repairs without looking at the property or contacting people for the sake of time and not spending money?
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I left my corporate job last year to stay home with my daughter and focus on our real estate business. I'm trying to determine if I can qualify as a real estate professional. I know you need 750 material hours per yea...