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Hello all,I'm still new to the forum and have been digesting a lot and am thankful for all you provide. Today I'm wondering how do you vet hard money lenders. Do you have a specific checklist you follow as you would...
I am going through some analysis-paralysis and second-guessing myself, as this will be one of the biggest financial decisions my husband and I will be making - aside from buying our primary residence - which I wish we...
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I thought I would put this out there. Many times a week I am contacted by potential purchasers of commercial real estate. Some have no experience in real estate at all and others are exiting the residential space or t...
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Hi guys,I have a few general questions about investing in small commercial real estate properties:Estimating expenses:- The property is located in uptown NY and has four 1/1 units and one 2/1 unit and was recently reh...
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I am actively interested in tax deed auctions in Houston Texas and my favorite county is Harris. However, the stiff competition from investors all over Texas makes it rather frustrating. Aside this County, what are th...
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Hello all, Taking a trip next week to Destin for some R&R. Noticed on zillow that there are a ton of foreclosure properties on the books in Destin and surrounding beach towns. Curious about purchasing a property...
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I am very interested in REI. I am new and my knowledge is slim but I really want this. I can't seem to understand a few things about finding a good deal.
1. What's considered a good investment deal? At wha...
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Hi Everyone, let's talk seller financing. I am becoming increasingly interested in asking for seller financing as a way of purchasing residential real estate for flips and rentals. I am curious of those that use this ...
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I recently watched a bigger pockets podcast that hosted a guy who bought 3bed/2bath, yr 2000 built properties for 80k cash and rented them for 1,000$+ that weren't in awful neighborhoods. I'm assuming this is fairly r...
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I just started J Scott's book on Estimating Rehab Costs. I love how detailed it is!
Can someone help me understand a few things regarding how he calculates the cost of a new roof? On page 29 it says that Sheathing ...