Hi,I want to get good at estimating rehab construction costs using contractors so I can do a deal analysis to prior to making an offer on the property to determine what is my max allowable offer to have a successful f...

I've purchased multiple houses in the past and really enjoyed the rehab process. However they were all primary residences at the time. My question is what would you recommend to get my feet wet in a fix & flip bus...

Hi,I am a local investor in Suburban Austin area. I usually do make ready (paint, carpet, fence, toilets, fixtures etc.) on an acquisition before renting out. I intend to offend no one by this post. I am sure there ar...

Hey guys,

Looking for any advice you can provide on your opinion of what an upcoming rehab I have should cost.

The property is in Philadelphia, it’s a triplex with approximately 3200sf gross sf (including exterior w...

I am looking at purchasing an old house built in the 1890’s 3600 square foot but I am sure it has floor joist issues. We have a company that we are going to use to give a free estimate but we need to be under contract...

I'm going to look at my first possible deal this week. I've got a veteran agent that I've known for a long time. He did a lot of PM work though the downturn and knows this rental market really well. He suggested a sma...

So, short of the long...here is my text conversation with my contractor whom I've never used before:Contractor: Morning this is ***** please call me when you get this I need to talk to you about this balance I gave yo...

Hi!  My name is Jacob Allen, and I'll be moving to Greenville, SC this fall and am looking at getting into REI.  I attempted to get started with REI back about a year ago, and after doing some research and listening t...

A cost segregation (seg) study is a detailed analysis of the components of a building so that the separate components can be separated and classified into shorter depreciation lives. By performing this study, building...

All,Does anyone who is building a spec house create a "bid package" and send it out to the local contractors for bids? Anyone GC themselves and split it up (site work goes to one group, framing to another, etc) and ha...