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Anybody seeing these lumber prices?
Safe to say home prices in the near term must rise?! It’s impossible to build new construction right now, without paying a serious amount more for the lumber. 2x4x8 is around $7 and 7/16 osb is $24! Prices have NEV...
Jace Perez
how hard is it find a good deal?
How hard is it to find a deal that actually works? and are you able to analyze properties on redfin or Zillow and find good deals?
Michael E.
Creating my unfair advantage
Hello BP!I just wanted to share my plan for creating an unfair advantage for myself. Another title for this post could be "From adversity to advantage"1. Become a licensed contractor. In Michigan all I have to do is t...
Dawn Curry
Buying with only 5% down
So I've been running into obstacles with funding an investment property. I am looking at a rental property, but all the lenders I talk to are requiring 20% down, which would totally drain all my capital. How are BPers...
Ryan Thomas
Should I sell one of my rentals? A risk/reward quandary...
So, here are the specifics...the neighborhood in which I bought my first house has blown up for some reason. Our area in general is probably up 30% from last year, and this neighborhood is probably up closer to 50-60%...
Bryce Ericson
How old of a house should you NOT purchase because of newer codes
Newer houses are up to code, but can be more expensive than an older house. What should your threshold be of how old of a house you shouldn't purchase? Example: You shouldn't buy a house older than "Year XXXX" because...
Rich Weese
investing in Vegas, Reno, Washington or Phoenix???
http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=23517536>1=35000#1
Rents are dropping to ridiculous levels and hard to make sense of overall investments from a rental standpoint. Don't count on rents IN...
Josh Thompson
What do you do when you analyze a Negative cash flow?
I am new to investing and I am following Brandon's rental cash flow calculator tutorial from bigger pockets.I've analyzed a property but found it to have a negative cash flow. I remember Brandon saying to play with th...
David Rutledge
First Deal Advice
Hi Everyone,I have been studying every corner of this site for about the past month in an attempt to learn as much as I possibly can about RE investing before I take the plunge with my first deal. There is such a weal...
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My Biggest Fear
Is once I have the property being able to sell it. Im talking about doing rehabs.
I mean I justt told my partner that we have to figure in carrying costs. But I was just talking to a mortgage broker who said an inves...