Alex Simon
Hell on Earth: Flipping in a Historical District
Hell on EarthA Story About the World’s Worst Real Estate Flip.As I sit down at my desk to write this story, I actually don’t know the outcome of this home flip. What I do know, is that whether I lost money, broke eve...
Account Closed
My second investment retrospective.
A quick overview: I am doing these write-ups on my first couple real estate investing endeavors for a couple of reasons. First of all, I am trying to let people know more about myself, and especially those of you wh...
Penny Alexander
unwilling to repair
I am renting a farm house and its old. It has 2 - 15 light exterior doors on it. The wind come in all around the doors, which have weather stripping around them and thru each of the 15 pains of glass. The doors nee...
Bill Briscoe
What rehab improvements will maximize resale?
I'm buying a foreclosure for $84K, ARV should be $125-$130K based on comps, maybe a little higher based on quality and condition. 3/2.5/2 1720 Sq Ft, 1988 construction.
The loan package consists of a 6 month IO const...
David Moore
Valuing Multi-Family Properties
I'm kind of baffled at valuations in general. They seem so random. A building two blocks from my four plex in Crystal, has a newly painted exterior, decent looking apartments the same size, but with worse looking vi...
Jeff Libby
The order in which you renovate a property
What is the first order of business when renovating a property? Do you plan everything out, work on one room at a time, or group it into type of work (all floors first, then walls next, etc)? My thoughts are that you ...
Natisha Phouphayly
What renovations will significantly increase appraisal value?
Hi all!
I just put my first BRRR property under contract. I just wanted Bigger Pocket's opinion on how to increase value on a property. With those who have experience, what have worked for you? For those who don't h...
Viktor Stakhov
Our first rehab project - Federal Way, WA
Hi guys, just wanted to share my flipping experience.Two of my brothers, myself, and our RE agent got together to do our first flip. We discussed our plans and strategies many times and went through number of houses o...
Michael Williamson
Would you do this deal?
Let me start by saying this will be my first purchase as an investor and it will be buy-and-hold. If there are details that I have left out, just ask and I will answer what I know.Purchase price: 89,500Down payment: 2...
Jill Rossi
Asbestos!
Hi all, I'm considering buying a property entirely clad in asbestos siding. Has anyone dealt with this and what did you do? I was told I can just put new siding up over the asbestos and it would be effectively encap...