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Growing up, I remember hearing the story of Jack and the beanstalk. The story begins with Jack, a poor farmer, investing his money in a bag of magic beans. No one believed him that the beans were magic, and it wasn’t until he climbed a beanstalk, fought a giant and chopped down the aforementioned beanstalk did his investment really pay off. Our experience in investment property financing has taught us that real estate investment is a lot like that. It will be adventurous, scary, frustrating, and so much more…but the return can be like getting a goose that lays financially golden eggs.
But before you go counting chickens before they hatch, here are five frustrating things about real estate investing that you need to consider for this financial journey:
What separates newbies from weathered rehabbers? What are the key differences between investors who can consistently turn solid profits by flipping homes and someone who is chasing a dream, even if it’s a pipe dream? As a 
Summer is the most active real estate season and the time when real estate prices peak. It can literally make or break the entire year. This summer was strong in the DC area. Prices remained stable and in some areas increased. What does it mean for real estate investors like you and I? Perhaps most importantly, how can we capitalize on those trends and make money by using 
Recently we had a client that approached us about doing a fix and flip loan for a property he was considering. We do these a lot so I was glad to help him and began asking him a few questions. When we got to the subject of how much financing he needed he said he wasn’t sure. He said he could guess the amount, but he wasn’t sure what to consider when estimating the rehab costs. Trust me, when it comes to a fix and flip loan, you don’t want to borrow too little or too much. Either way can get you into trouble. I can’t tell you everything that you will need to consider when you begin estimating the cost of a rehab, but I can give you some general places to look. 
When considering that perfect piece of property to invest in, it’s critically important to keep rehab costs low to maximize your profit. Even with the great hard money rehab loans we offer, we would still rather see you minimize your risk by knowing what to include is the cost of a rehab. Here are a few things to think about when it comes to one of the most expensive parts of a rehab, the roof.
