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All Forum Posts by: James McGovern

James McGovern has started 362 posts and replied 1306 times.

Post: Curious about doing JV Partnerships with General Contractors

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

The go would need some guarantee that they would make more profit than doing the job outright 

Post: Opportunity to purchase land owned by china

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

What opportunities exist to purchase land throughout the United States before other states make it illegal for china to own land?

Post: Need Suggestion for a Bankruptcy Lawyer

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

Instead of paying a lawyer consider copying and pasting from an similar case found using google scholar 

Post: Information on how to determine rehab costs

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

I recommend watching on YouTube channels such as Sanborn , this old house and Mike Holmes to develop an eye for problems that need addressing then hang out at a Home Depot and understand what typical repairs cost

Post: Objectively comparing YouTube real estate agents

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

@Ken M. Membership in my local REIA is $200 annual

Post: Are tiny homes profitable?

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

Try to identify other parts of the United States where renting out tiny homes has been wildly successful and duplicate their strategy 

Post: Development in Islamorada

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

Would consider doing this deal but would need a lot more detail. I will be in Miami next week and game to discuss 

Post: Finding GCs that work with flippers

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

Look for who the large contractors sub their work out to as your next step. It will likely be much cheaper. Also visit job sites and talk to them in context of the work they are doing 

Post: Vanguard Joint Account - Does NOT Allow Beneficiaries! Now what???

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

So as long as your son has the credentials to login, vanguard likely won't know when you are eaten by zombies 

Post: Using a real estate attorney instead of an buyer's agent in California

James McGovernPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Bloomfield CT
  • Posts 1,379
  • Votes 336

In Connecticut the BAR association provides a contract for the public to use at no charge