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Hi guys New to this forum and have been getting conflicting advise on this matter. This is a question on refinancing- If I own a property in a Llc company with lots of equity, I refinance, that money is classed as tax...
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Howdy BP Fam!I am in a dilemma of whether or not I should pay for a somewhat local coach (hour away) to hold my hand through my first year of investing. Here's the details:I met them (two partners) at a local REIA, ex...
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Seems to be a general concept that you have to start with wholesaling to get money to do flips. And then do flips to buy long term rentals. I agree that if you have no money that wholesaling is the way to start, but I...
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We are venturing into real estate this year and potentially with a personal investor with 12 figures. If that deal falls through, I will have to find a way to finance my goals. We recently started an aerospace mfg bus...
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My husband and I have what we think is a good problem. We own two houses in Kirkland, WA with a fair bit of equity. Both can be considered tear downs and are in terrific locations. Property values are increasing by d...
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Hi all, This is my first posting here, go easy ;)I'm 21, a Computer Science dropout. I am making $60/hr as a 1099 infrastructure engineer. I might convert my hourly rate to a 90k/year salary as a w-2 employee shortly....
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About a year ago I purchased a duplex in North Oakland and have been successfully house hacking it. The upstairs units rent pays the mortgage and a little extra, so I'm really only on the hook for a portion of the tax...
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In the town my parents live in (small town in East Tennessee) there is a small solar farm. It’s fenced and is only a few acres. Which makes me think it’s a smaller operation. I was wondering if anyone has any experien...
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Aloha,My Name is Isaac Yoshimori. I'm from the Island of Kauai in Hawaii, and I'm new to real estate investing.My background is in Engineering, Electrical and Communications.Was in Management for many years and retir...
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Gross Margin is an important calculation for developers/builders.
Gross Margin = Gross Profit / Revenue
We shoot for a 20% gross margin on our New Construction Homes
Real #’s:Home Sales Price: $374K
Closing Cost...