Jonathan Schwerin
Garage Conversion to ADU
Hi all,
I'm in contract on a house in Concord, CA and would like to convert the 2 car garage to an ADU. I've seen estimates of the cost to do this ranging from $30K up to $150K and beyond. Does anyone have a good way...
Trey Whitlock
Need help, researching starting a kitchen design business
The people we hope to have as clients are probably using bigger pockets and if this isn't allowed I'm sure someone will let me know.My wife and I are laying ground work to start a kitchen design company around Februar...
Andrew Faukner
How important is Zillow for rentals
We just upgraded a SFR with $2,000 worth of new appliances. My property manager has listed the newly listed property with photos of the 1970's appliances. It is listed on Zillow, and getting about 75 hits a day. I com...
Lenny Almanzar
South NJ Investment
Ideally looking for multifamilies or duplex. Trying to do some market research on what areas are better for buy and holds. Trenton, Camden? Gloucester City? Any input would be great for anyone that has had success the...
Dilman R.
House Hack or Help With My Parents Mortgage?
I want to start my real estate investing career by house hacking. However, I have to choose between that or helping my parents refinance their home (which I live in). Depending on only one source of income from my par...
Cody Richard
Lease Option contingency protecting against recession?
Hi BPers! In a lease option deal, is it common to put in a contingency clause that would protect the property owner from a major recession? For example, if the lease option was signed with a purchase price of $400,000...
Adeel Riaz
Partnership for fixer upper project
I have received an offer from fixer upper professional who is also a real estate broker to invest in one of the property.The offer is that I will invest 100% on the project ( down payment and rehab cost etc) and he wi...
Susan Pearce
Am I able to privately lend funds from my HELOC?
Thanks for taking a moment to answer this question. Do I have to be a certified lender in order to lend out funds from a HELOC? Own property free and clear, would like to lend offering interest only payments, max 6 mo...
Cory Brown
Do you include or exclude taxes?
Hey there,
When forecasting a return for a corporate investment structure, do you subtract state and federal taxes from your ROI calculations? *** I ask as it doesn't seem that the BP deal calculators factor in state...
Sean S.
Insurance needed if doing rehab with a friend
Hi,Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!I am going to be flipping my first home soon. I am planning on having standard home insurance with a general liability coverage of 1mil. I was considering also getting a 1 m...