Account Closed
Buying old house, demolishing, building new - costs to budget?
Hi allPotentially considering buying a house in the Bay Area - Santa Clara. It's an older 1950's smaller house 950 sq ft at less than $1m. This post is less about renting/investment as the end game for this house is t...
Kim Heretick
HELP! Front Porch Concrete Cracked & Sinking
I'm set to close on this REO on in 2 weeks & need an budget friendly solution to fix the sagging, cracked concrete front porch!I only budgeted $1k but it looks like my estimate was too low to repair what it is. I...
Cheryl Moore
Do I tear down existing structure and re-build or continue rehab
I own an existing property that I hired a contractor to re-hab. After almost 3 years and 43 k plus, property was still not completed. I got estimates from 3 other contractors who notified me that house is not structur...
Fergus Cullen
What would you do: Re-financing reno & new construction
Nearly a year ago I bought an existing two-bed, one-bath 1,440 sq ft ranch with a two-car garage on 1.4 acres that had fallen into disrepair. The purchase was in my own name, not an LLC. The purchase price was $374,00...
Joseph Duenas
Purchasing a foreclosure and previous owner won't leave
I'm in contract to purchase a house that was purchased over a year ago in a foreclosure auction by wholesaler/ investor. The right of redemption is up, and the current owner is selling it to me with a significant amo...
Jacob Hamilton
My most recent New Construction spec home and what I learned
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $480,000
Sale price: $1,080,000
This was a new construction project that I took on in 2021 and finished in mid 2022...
Robert Carpenter
Additions As Corrections For Excessively Small Rehab Houses
I'm a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wrights open plan 'Unsoninan' homes. I think there are rehabs where the living space is so small it makes sense to put in a spacious open plan addition and use the existing living area fo...
James McGovern
What Listing Agents are most likely to have a large database of buyers?
A common pitch for realtors looking for listings is to declaure they have a large database of “buyers” they will bring those buyers by to see the property, but often zero proof of its existence.. It’s all sales crap. ...
Ben Kirchner
Hiring builder for build on lot then rent/flip?
I have some vacant lots in New Bern, North Carolina. My original thought was to purchase the lots for cheap, and later flip the lots themselves in time. I've been told from my partner that builders were looking at b...
Jeffrey Sherman
Denver's Hot Housing Market - Dazed and Confused - Advice Appreciated
Hi all,I came across this forum researching a particular real estate investment opportunity that I've been debating, and figured I should try to solicit some input from the Pros, especially since my background is void...