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Real Estate Investing

Residential Land Development – Part 3: Zoning, Design and Financing

by Craig Grella | October 23, 2009

To recap Residential Land Development Part 2, we discussed the importance of performing an economic feasibility study with cost estimating to determine a max price land offer and whether or not there is enough profit in your potential deal to warrant spending more time on it, or actually developing the land.

Assuming you’ve done that initial research and arrived at the conclusion your numbers look good, you’re ready to go back and do it all over again. This time you’re going to be more exact with your numbers. To do that, you’ll really need to hone in on the potential design of your house, and to do that you need to research what’s possible on your lot. You do that by learning all you can about the zoning codes in your city. These are the third and fourth steps in the residential land development process.

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Flipping Houses

Finding Happiness with Contractors

by Brendan O'Brien | February 28, 2009

What do these projects have in common?

Replacing zone valves (not just the heads) for forced hot water heating
Installing a 220-volt outlet for an oven
Installing a hot water heater

The common bond between these projects is that I won’t do ‘em. It’s not that I don’t have handyman skills – I do. But these are all projects [...]

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Rehabbing

Carpet or Tile? Rehab Decision Making for Nervous Newbies

by Connie Brzowski | December 29, 2007

Rehabbing a house can be a nail-biting experience, particularly the first time around. Sometimes, nice readers over at my blog email asking advice about their latest rehab project. Generally, the questions involve finishing issues such as whether to paint or replace kitchen cabinets, or if carpet or wood floors work better in a rental. I [...]

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Real Estate Law

A Contractor’s Failure to Properly Register was a Crime Under New Jersey Law

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | December 17, 2007

In July 2006, Martin Korab hired Eric Rowland, a contractor, after seeing one of Mr. Korab’s advertisements under the name “Mercury Woods Carpentry” in the telephone book. Mr. Rowland gave Mr. Korab a written proposal along with a diagram detailing a bathroom renovation project, and accepted a deposit of $3,750.00 upon Mr. Korab signing [...]

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Commentary

A Few Lessons Learned on Working with Property Managers

by Joshua Dorkin | March 23, 2007

I recently had an episode with a property manager and thought I’d share some obvious wisdom with everyone. We all have busy lives and from time to time we forget to do what we’re supposed to.
HERE’S YOUR REMINDER:
Stay on Top of Your Property Managers!
Don’t just assume that they are going to do everything you [...]

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Blogs

Using Blogs to Build Your Real Estate Related Business

by Joshua Dorkin | September 14, 2006

Blogs can be very effective communication tools for people in all areas of real estate. Real Estate Agents, Lenders, Investors and other professionals in this field can all benefit from blogging. Here’s a few ways to add to your success by blogging.
First, I wanted to mention a few important keys:
- Focus on [...]

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