Archive for the ‘Fix and Flip’ Category

Five Ways to Save Money on Your Rehabs

The construction of the project can be the one thing that turns a great deal into a bad deal.  It is important to create a budget and stay as close to that budget as possible.  Part of staying within your… Read more

Last Nights Lender Panel

I was fortunate enough to be invited to sit on a Lender Panel at last nights CAREI meeting.  The fun thing is that 10 years ago I started attending the CAREI meetings.  I was working at night at First… Read more

Can a seller really prevent you from selling or refinancing a property you buy from them?

The title says it all.  That is exactly what is happening and it is becoming even more common.  This is all part of the banks fighting back against illegal flipping.  A client of ours just closed a hard money deal… Read more

FHA – Flipping Property Rule Change

In case you have not heard there has been some excited news from FHA recently.   They are again waiving their anti-flipping rule for another year.  This was signed on January 15, 2011 and went into effect this morning.   There seems… Read more

Taking Title of Your Investment Property

Taking Title

I recently gave a presentation on this topic at our Colorado Springs Investors Happy Hour; as often as it happens I am always surprised when this issue comes up.  Your exit strategy will affect the way you take… Read more