We find so many real estate investors that don’t have a plan before they get started with the property. They find a property that may even be a good deal but they don’t find their line. We have even seen real estate investors that have found a good deal that they really could of made profit with but they end up breaking even or even losing money. Why you ask? Because they never found their line.
When you are doing a rehab and retail before you are done with your due diligence, or even before you make an offer on the property you need to know A. Exactly what work you are going to do to the property B. Exactly how much the work is going to cost C. Who is going to be doing the work D. How long it will take to get the work done to the property.
No Olympic Mogul ski is going to Guess on their line. They are going to have a defined line for the first few turns before they even leave the gate. Don’t guess on repair costs, even if you have experience with repairs get the guys out that are going to be doing the work. Get firm prices from everyone that will be involved. I like to do this once I get a property under contract. We typically ask for a 48 hour time to inspect the property. During this time we set a meeting for every person that will be doing work on the property to meet at the same time. So the Flooring guy, the cabinet guy, the painter, the handyman, electrican or plumber if needed all show up at the house and look at everything and give us a price on the spot. This cuts down on back and forth of conversations and makes everything efficient. The bird dogger we buy properties from likes this as well because they know we don’t drag out the situation forever, they know that in 24 hours or 48 at most my earnest money goes hard.
Find your line by knowing what your cost will be before you leave the gate.
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