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I recently decided to add a deadline penalty for a contractor that does not meet their agreed upon project completion date. Would a budget penalty be appropriate as well?I know many contractors will underbid a project...
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I just purchased a house in need of rehab for 68K..4 beds and 2 baths. ARV should be around 125. I should have about 100K in it totally when finished. I paid cash for the property, but plan on taking out a loan onc...
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Hello everyone,I recently purchased a property that I am going to househack then rent out after a year or two of living there. It has a kitchen in an area of the home where there's no attic access. The kitchen feature...
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Is it normal for a contractor to charge $150 fee to inspect a property in order to give a bid/line item estimate?
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I've been looking around BiggerPockets for a little while and haven't found much on the subject of area analysis. I'm reading a book right now(Buy it, Rent it, Profit! by Bryan Chavis) that discusses analyzing an area...
Hey, what's happening? Home Sales are down, down, down! I thought this was a real estate investing site.
Did you know that if you don't BUY, BUY, BUY it crashes the real estate market and that looks bad for the econo...
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Hi! I'm looking for a BIC referral for our Property Management Company in NC. My wife and I just relocated from SoCal and looking to expand our management business into the Outer Banks. We have almost everything ready...
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Hello,This might be a newbie question but here's my current situation. I am planning to refinance my rental property (due to low interest rate environment). I bought the property in 2019 and got a 4.125% rate. I notic...
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Just wanted to share the details on my first SUCCESSFUL Flip. I purchased the house in January 2017 for $58,000. This was a foreclosure on a very desirable street in town. The bank originally had it listed at $120,000...