Property Rehab: Fixer-Upper and Construction Talk

the home i came across was a FIX-FIX-FIX IT UP CAUSE IT IS BEYOND DAMAGE. the family who rented the home before, had a problem, they were both suffering from a horde problem. now the landlord or the owner refuses to do anything for the property.
the house is a 4bd/2ba, 2 car garage and sits on 1 acre.
the mess they have in the house is alot of old records, books video tapes, cassett tapes clothes, electronics, office supplies, toys, and more. they also left two vehicles. a small sedan looking car and a van with some tras and stuff in there too. the seller said no one was interested because of the amount of the rehab or even the thought of cleaning it up. oh and you could hardly see the house because the weeds are like from a jungle and has not been mowed for three years.

Hello Rickey owner Room by Room Construction Indianapolis In just letting everyone know I am an experiance real estate contractor. I know the Indianapolis area very well and know how much to invest or how little to invest in diffrent areas please feel free to contact me with any questions or for a free bid Thanks and best regard to all in the biz.

OK I am so close to my first Deal!!!

An out of estate investor contacted me to find him properties here in Miami, well I did not have any properties but I have other wholesalers that I have talked to and they are OK with me marketing their deals to my investors.

I added a couple thousand dollars to the price for a single family home and my buyer is very interested I just need to get him the repair estimates and he also wants me to suggest a repair crew, but since this is my first deal I do not know who to recommend, in my contact list I have a couple of contractors but I have never worked with them. What should I do???

Does anyone have a rehabbers timeline?

I have a list of houses in New York City that are ripe for anyone who wants to either wholesale, flip, or just use them as a rental property. They are all totally abandoned, with overgrown lawns, uncollected mails, the windows the other entrances are boarded up. Their Values are all assessed between $250K- $500K. These properties are dying for the tender loving care of a savvy real state investor. Is there anyone who out there who fits that description? please contact me.

georgie porgie

Does anyone have experience with the program: "rsmeans.com's - Cost Works"? They advertise you can tell it where you are in the country and it will adjust the labor and material costs accordingly. I am wondering how accurate this is. If anyone has used it I'd like your opinion.

Thanks
Steve

I am trying to find out from the seller if they have galvanized or copper plumbing and they state they don't know. Where can I let them know to look to determine this where they can see the pipes?

Thanks DG family!

This article from the NY Times (via mmsnbc.com) will make you sit up and take notice. Read it carefully so you will understand that it is quite possible that this housing market is going to roll over big time. It doesn't mean you can't make money, but it does mean you better have an exit plan for your property before the music stops and you're left without finding a chair. The article is here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43132149/ns/business-us_business/

Just plan your work and work your plan. It is the best chance you will have in surviving the oncoming stupidity.

Does anyone know of one or more HML's that are quality lenders that provide hard money in GA? Also, how do you know when you have a legitimate HML?

What points should I expect to pay?

Interest rate?

Etc?

Thanks in Advance,

Steven B.

i found a cash buyer in my area an hes willing to working with me on a begginers level.

He told me hes looking for abandoned houses and i found one the I personally love but willing to pass on to him .
I have the address, maybe an owner
(first star LLC ) has anyone heard of that before???
so anyway .... im stuck! someone suggested the phone book ,but that wasnt much help ... im thinking maybe the courthouse might have some info, but any advice on getting more information on propetys like this would help . !
thanks !