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How Can I Get Contractors to Give Me a Rehab Estimate for a Potential Flip?

July 20, 2017July 27, 2017Kuba FietkiewiczNo Comments

This question is often code for: I don’t know how to estimate rehab costs, so how can I get a contractor to help me perform my due diligence on a property by coming up with a Statement of Work (SOW) and estimating it so that I can put in an offer? The Set Up You have decided to jump into flipping because that’s how you build up your war chest to start using the BiggerPockets BRRRR strategy. You have no construction estimation experience, but you have just found your first distressed property on the MLS, through a property wholesaler, or just driving for dollars, and are dying to get… Read More

Real-Estate Investment Financing Strategies

6 Strategies for Financing, Refinancing, and Exiting Real Estate Investments

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017Kuba FietkiewiczNo Comments

While I’ve been improving the financing section of the REIkit House Flipping Software, I’ve had some time to think about the pros and cons of a few of the different investment strategies that can be used to finance your real-estate fix and flip or buy and hold projects, and eventually get your money back to reinvest in your flipping business, or rental property investments as in the case of the BRRRR strategy. Coincidentally, I’ve recently also had the chance to get into a few debates on the subject. There must be something in the air this week… The following is the list of the most common financing strategies that I’ve been thinking about recently: Strategy… Read More