Is there a method to accurately predict arv accurately without having to leverage your own years of experience?I'm new and want to avoid as many missteps as possible

Reading the book Flip they have a rule of thumb chart for quickly estimating the cost per SQFT of rehabbing or remodeling a home.

Here is how they chart it.

Standard finish rehab - $15
Designer finish rehab - $18

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I am planning to buy a single family home. This is a two bedroom and 1 bath home with detached garage. The rent around the area is 600-650. What should the price I can settle for most to get cash flow. The seller ...

I have a good amount of properties that I can see before they are foreclosed on and before they hit the MLS. The problem is that most of them are still occupied. How do you estimate repair costs for tenant occupied p...

Stockton Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing an...

Good Morning BP Community,I'm looking at a owner-occupant(it probably would be sold by now otherwise) foreclosed property in Huntsville, AL and wanted peoples quick opinion on if this is even worth pursuing. Would be ...

I’m in the process of trying to reverse-engineer my financial freedom number - starting with a goal of making X dollars per year, then figuring out how many rentals or flips or wholesale deals to reach that number. I ...

ExteriorInteriorTrim TreesClean old wasp nest in garage AtticTree by Fire placeClean fans and vents in bathroom/ new models are silentClean the guttersGet new air filterClean outdoor lightsScrub Baseboards and doorsTr...

Hi all.  I'm about to do a rehab on a 1,000 sqft 2 bed 1 bath single-family home in Spartanburg, SC.  We'll be taking it down to the studs and not moving any walls.  I am trying to get an idea of what I'll spend to he...

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I am a new member of the BP community and am under contract on my first rental property in Lakewood, Ohio. I'm starting out with no experience in home improvement projects and don't really have a good un...