This is a survey. To restate the question, when you formed your business, what costs did you fail to notice?
All responses are appreciated.
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I got a call today about a tri-plex in Ft. Worth. These are the numbers the "finder" is giving me:
Investor price: $105K
Repairs: $30,000
ARV: $165K
4/2 rents: $900/mo
two 2/1's rents: $600/mo each
What seems fishy t...
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I spoke on this a while back about a friend of mine who's mother has a house with 3 build able lots (including the original house) that I am helping him wholesale to builders/developers. It is on a block where there a...
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Evening everyone,
I am looking to get started in the world of investment real estate. I am still wet behind the ears on the subject, so I plan on spending the next six months reading and attending meetings of my loc...
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I am waiting to hear if the bank accepted my offer for a foreclosure (this is my first one). I want to get some opinions on fsbo verses using an agent.
I bought and sold my first house FSBO back in 2001 and I didnt...
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Hi Everyone: David Canady from Elkton, Maryland. I have been on the site for awhile but never took the time to go through it as I have today. I have been in Real Estate for awhile, had a RE license for 8 yrs, devel...
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I've read various posts recently, some say this is the best time ever to invest in RE, others say this is a tough time. Which is it??
How is this current market affecting wholesalers and what do I need to avoid do...
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Hey all,My husband and I started investing in Sept 2018, I manage 2 single family rentals and we just started AirBnBing our spare guest suite in our personal home. We have an opportunity for a $250k HELOC due to the e...
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The DilemmaAs of now I am a wholesaler that is learning how to find deals. However after reading “the book on estimating repair cost”, I am still not confident to being about to estimate repair cost. I fear this may b...
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I've got a vacant apartment in Carnegie that I just started marketing. I've had about 3 inquiries asking if I accept Section 8. Frankly, I never thought about it, but am curious to know the experience of other investo...