Hello all, I’m about to get my first investment property deal under contract. I have read negotiation books, listened to podcasts, and I’m finally attempting to put these negotiation strategies into action. While nego...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1681266/small_1695763645-avatar-mattb553.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,
I recently purchased and read @jscott's book on estimating rehab costs. It was very informative and helpful, but as the book mentions, labor costs vary widely across the country so there is no way that every ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/51839/small_1621411578-avatar-donf.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm currently looking at SFR properties in my area to be used as a rental and came across a foreclosure that caught my eye:
Asking price: 66000
Average rents in the area for similar homes: 650
Repairs needed: ~8000
...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/79510/small_1681220689-avatar-justincutler.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Has anyone structured one of these? Do you have a contract that you've used? I'll run it by my local attorney of course. Basically -
I can buy a property that I've leased for the principal balance at time of executi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1140697/small_1621509495-avatar-uneeq.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I went with a realtor to look at a 2 family home. Upon arrival we couldn't get in. The seller told my agent that the tenants were not being cooperative. So they suggested my options were to purchase it unseen or wait...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/233339/small_1621435036-avatar-sofl_eddiec.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi all, so I have been scouring MFs listings that I see in my area and find that it is almost impossible to make the numbers work. I am curious to get your thoughts on a property that popped up on Loopnet. Now, I kn...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1924410/small_1673024743-avatar-quentint16.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi all,
I was doing some market analysis in the Albany area and have been finding insane amounts of variability in prices. There are some 4br3ba that are $150K then some that are $280K, even though they are close by ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2362901/small_1694634135-avatar-cassandrab51.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am a first time 1031 exchanger and am a novice purchaser. I own a 4plex in San Marcos, CA (San Diego County) that I was given by my mother in 2018. She has since died and I no longer have any reason to keep going ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/211117/small_1621433497-avatar-jblandino.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I've been looking at homes in the Poconos/East Stroudsburg area of Pennsylvania. The properties there seem to have taken a huge dive and not recovered well. I am look to capitolize on the drop and buy my first home fo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/227857/small_1694874097-avatar-kalpesh1hp.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,I need to install porcelain tiles in my house, however, the floor is not leveled. How much does it usually cost to install tile as well as level the floor? I have a guy who said he would install a tile and level...