RESOURCES
REAL ESTATE INVESTING TOOLS AND RESOURCES
You allocate your time, energy, and money into your real estate investment projects. So, it’s important to be equipped with all the knowledge possible to ensure you take the right steps towards a successful investment. Our resource page is here to provide useful information to investors like you through links, tools, and articles. Take a look around!
Real Estate Tools
Rent Calculators
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has tools such as contractor verification, a guide to walk you through the contracting process, and helpful tips for home improvement projects.
If your property is in a flood zone, it is required to get federal flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is the site used to conduct flood zone certification.
Assessors estimate property value to determine how much tax to levy against a property owner. Click here for a list of assessor websites for each county in Washington State.
Zillow’s Rent Zestimate is a great tool that can help provide property’s monthly rental price by address.
Rentometer is the fastest way to find out the “going rents” – anywhere in the U.S. This tool is the easy way to compare your rent with other local properties.
When taking out a loan, your lender will require you to provide them with the scope of work for your project. The scope of work is often referred to as SOW and it is an agreement between you and your lender of the work to be performed throughout the project.
VALUATION CALCULATORS
Blog Posts
Zillow’s Zestimate can estimate market values for about 110 million homes all over the country. Their algorithm can automatically compute values that are based on both public-submitted and user-submitted data points for each property.
Redfin Estimate is a a great valuation resource for investors to get an idea of how much they can get for their properties. If you’re looking to buy, this tool can predict the final sale price for listings you’re interested in
This tool estimates monthly mortgage payments with taxes, insurance, PMI, HOA fees & more.
Hard Money 101: Basics Of Hard Money Loans
Hard money loans are frequently misunderstood since, in the past, a few have tainted the hard money lending business by offering very risky loan programs
Why Credit Score Matters for Real Estate Investors
You’ll need to understand credit if you want to make any substantial financial investment, most especially in the real estate market. One of the most
Guide to New Construction Loans
A new construction loan is a high-interest, short-term loan used to finance the development of a residential property. This isn’t the same as a mortgage,
Reasons Hard Money Loans Are Rejected
Compared to conventional bank loans, hard money loans are fairly easy to obtain. This is because hard money lenders often look past personal issues that
How to Attract Buyers for Your Next Flip
You finished your summer fix and flip and now you’re ready to go active on your listing. Your listing broker has come up with a
Hard Money Loan Origination Process
When it comes to hard money, the loan origination process can sometimes feel overbearing and complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. At Pacific Equity
How To Put Together a Scope of Work
What is a Scope of Work? The scope of work for a real estate investment project is one of the most important parts of an
Glossary of Hard Money Lending Terms – Pacific Equity & Loan
Introduction Anyone new to the hard money industry may find themselves feeling lost in a sea of hard money terms they have never heard of
5 Hard Money Terms You Should Know Before Your First Loan
Are you a newbie when it comes to the world of Hard Money? Let’s say you decided to try out flipping homes, you did some
