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Chapter 71. Check in:It has been a very busy week as a whole. I have been communicating with two realtors that I believe will be good fits within my team. I am pretty interested in four (4) mobile home parks. They are in the range of 40 to 100 lots or units, and have an asking price that ranges from $600,000 to $1,200,000. I am currently trying the get the actual income/expense statements for

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Chapters 5 – 61. Check in: These past few days I learned a tremendous amount about my particular investment that I am looking to get into. I know a good amount about investing in apartments and SFRs. I am looking to branch into mobile homes, and mobile home parks. So I am trying to apply what I have previously learned from investing in the other areas of real estate, along with this particular

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Chapters 1 - 41. Check In: I learned a lot through reading this first section (Chapters 1-4). Some things that really stood out were the NAI website. This site should be of great value. I “re-learned” what to look for when determining what areas to invest in. I also had a “re-introduction” to various ways at increasing the value of a property through such things as rehabbing,

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I am recommenting that everyone reads, and studies The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings, by Steve Berges. It is a great book loaded with useful information. I have been participating in a book study group for the past few weeks, and would like to offer the opportunity for you to do the same. The book is broken up into sections and once you complete a section you answer a

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Purchase (Deed)-------------------$360---------------$360Demolition-------------------------$2,000 --------------$0Trash Removal--------------------$3,000 --------------$350Tools------------------------------$3,000Exterior Walls (load bearing)Lumber---------------------- $911.87Wrap-------------------------$113.00Siding------------------------$1,797.60Insulation--------------------$990.08 Tax----

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As you can probably tell from the many pictures of the house, our plans for it have changed. Instead of renovating it, or remodeling it, we are completely "demoing" it down to the foundation. We were planning on just doing a little renovation until we found numerous problems that needed to be fix.Roof structure was unsafe, and need to be totally replacedWalls were no where's near strait or

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Here is a link to the pictures of the house. Enjoy!Yahoo Picture Album

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House #1 Renovation (Personal Residence)December 9th was the first day of renovation for house #1. The First phase is demolition. I will be posting before pictures as well as progress pictures, all the way to the completion of the house.Attached is a floor plan of how the house is at the moment, along with a floor plan of how the house will look once complete.

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Things to look for when inspecting a roof...While looking at a house, I came upon these problems.In this picture you will notice three things.1. It looks like someone stepped on the roof and split the sheathing. Which is not a huge problem. Simply replacing the sheathing when redoing the roof would fix the problem.- might want to look at the rest of the sheathing, thisfailure is an indication

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Recommended Reading: The Complete Guide to Ceramic and Stone Tile Part of the Black and Decker SeriesTypes of Floor TilesGlazed Ceramic TilePorcelain TileQuarry TileNatural Stone TileTerra-cotta TileCement Body TileMosaic Tile Decorative TileBaseboards and ThresholdsTools for Removing Old SurfaceEnd Cutting NippersHeat GunHand MaulsFlat Pry BarChiselsFloor ScraperTools for Repairing and

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When does one need a permit?- New Construction- Additions- Alterations- Renovations- Relocations- Repairs or Rehabilitation of a building or structure- Electrical Work- Mechanical- Plumbing- Repairing and Underpinning Foundations- Installing Pools- Constructing Decks in excess of 8 inches above the ground- Demolitions- Building, Tearing Down, or Moving a Garage- Cutting New Windows or Door

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Recommended Read: Smart Guide, Roofing by Creative HomeownerEquipmentBacksawCircular SawCrowbarPry BarHand SawKeyhole SawMeasuring TapeChalk-Line BoxCarpenter's LevelSliding T-BevelAngle SqaureFraming SquareRoofing HammerClaw HammerFlat SpadeUtility KnifePower DrillTin SnipsChaulking GunPop RiveterScribing CompassLadderRoofing MaterialsComposition ShinglesRoll RoofingWood Shingles and

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If you are interested, or know someone who is interested in partnering with any of the "POSSIBLE RE DEALS," please either e-mail me, or post a comment and I or my partner will respond with more information about the potential deal, and partnering.

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Posibble Real Estate Deal #3Asking - $180,000Value at 10% Cap Rate - $183,99612 unitPossible Real Estate Deal #4Asking - $199,900Value at 10% Cap Rate - $223,5287 Units (3 SFH, and 2 Duplexes)Possible Real Estate Deal #5Asking - $179,000Value at 10% Cap Rate - $193,2716 UnitPossible Real Estate Deal #6Asking - $95,000Value at 10% Cap Rate - $92,8987 UnitPossible Real Estate Deal #7Asking -

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Possible Real Estate Deal #2 (Click on charts to expand them, then click on enlarge button (bottom right)to enlarge even more)Real Estate Deal #1 (Purchased)Estimated Numbers (Pre-Purchase)Actual Numbers (After Purchase)(Click on charts to expand them, then click on enlarge button (bottom right)to enlarge even more)

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Recommended Reading: Drywall, Professional Techniques for Great Results by Myron R. FregusonEquipment: Measuring and Marking25-Ft tape measure4-Ft T-square24-in framing squareChalklineScriberCuttingUtility knifeSawDrywall routerLifting ToolsPanel lifterT-support or Stiff armDrywall liftStep-up bench or TrestlesScaffoldingStiltsfastening ToolsDrywall screwsDrywall nailsDrywall screw gunDrywall

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Hello, My hope of this blog is to share my knowledge of the real estate investing world in an attempt to help educate others. I will be posting on all aspects of real estate investing such as renovating, construction, finding deals, analyzing deals and purchasing deals. I plan on pulling information that I have gathered from my personal experience and information that I have learned through

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