Tim Schroeder
Should I assume 50% for rental expenses when analyzing a deal?
Many REI calculators use 50% for expenses for Rental Property analysis. Should I stick with that when analyzing deals or try to be more accurate by breaking it all down? In other words, is the effort involved worth th...
Scott VandenBerg
Flip Advice: Kitchen
I need some advice on this kitchen:
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The agent I plan to list wi...
Allan Tamez
How much would it cost me to build a four-plex apartment building
How much money would it cost to build a four plex from scratch? I already have an acre of land but I would need the permits, materials, plans, etc...I live in the Denver area.
Serge S.
Help analyze this flip PLEASE
Just locked an interesting one into contract. Would love to hear the experts advice on this deal, exit strategy is to flip it.
High end condo in up scale neighborhood in Phoenix (off the 51 and Northern for you local...
Account Closed
My tenant stopped paying rent...
Hello, I live in Montgomery County, MD and about 3 month ago I rented my basement to a single lady. I gathered one month security deposit and first month rent at the day of moving. After the first month she stopped p...
Patrick Philip
Is there a better finance strategy for large purchases than this?
Someone once told me that he "builds or purchases and repositions" at 75% of FMV. Then, after 3-12 months, he refinances at 100% FMV and they lend him 75% of the value, meaning that he got all, or most, of his money b...
William B.
Offer Review, Real Estate Attorney
A somewhat interesting acquisition here. I have an accepted offer on a property that is listed on MLS; I was able to get the seller to agree to significantly discount the property due to it's state of disrepair. The i...
Nadiyah M.
How do I prevent theft in my rental property?
I recently purchased a rental in an undesirable area. I have identified a property manager, but how should I go about securing the property while we rehab?
Aaron Mazzrillo
EPA & Lead Based Paint
This came from a hard money lending in southern California. If you're rehabbing and flipping properties, be sure you are following the new lead based paint guidelines.
"They are searching rehabbed sold proper...
Mike Greenberg
How to shop for duplexes
Hello, I'm currently shopping (remotely) for 1, 2, and 3-plexes in Tennessee and looking for advice in particular on duplexes. It seems to be that most listings have the same basic attributes: built mid century, usual...