which is the better option, assuming you have the cash? what advantages do you get from buying with cash and then refinancing after?i'm mainly interested in this approach because, from what i've read, it allows you to...
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Did first flip in 2010, then switched areas to focus on a lower income county in the DC Metro area and did 3 flips in 2011.
Stayed in same area, got credit line with local bank, and did 8 flips in 2012. In O...
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Hi there, I need some help structuring a deal and figuring out my COC. There's a property that I'm negotiating with the owner on seller financing. Here's the deal presented at the moment:$600K purchase price, Nothing...
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Good evening BP!
My first two posts were from 6 months ago, and a lot has changed in that amount of time. Back then I was looking for real estate in New Mexico and Colorado. However, I quickly realized that I...
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We are currently seeing a big swing to investors calculating an acceptable dollar amount for NET profit and not necessarily purchasing on a set percentage. For example, if a house needs a true $5,000 in rehab, and th...
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I have been trolling around on this site since it was introduced to me a few weeks back and I have found myself lost for hours at a time and I decided today was the day I would make it happen.
I am living down here i...
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I'm already set on Luxury Vinyl Plank, just a matter of floating or glued-down and if anyone has any specific suggestions. Preferably available at Home Depot and under 2.5/sf. Trying to find best equivalent to: https:...
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So I am looking at closing on a house at the end of the week, fsbo. The owner is not exactly trusting, wouldn't sign anything until I was happy with the property and was prepared to pay in full.
So I had a property i...
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I am still learning the rental business and would like some thoughts on this deal for a rental. What would you rate this deal, scale 1-5? Purchase: $160,0003 bed, 1.5 bath in Fontana, Southern California1110 sq ft con...
As a newbie investor around the Denver metro area, I've noticed that the 1% rule never applies to the current prices of our market. If you are not utilizing the basic 1% rule, what are some other rules/ways you use to...