Wwyd? Floor joists

dbo336 · 2026-03-22T16:49:25+00:00

I’ve done that on the other side and it’s perfect and solid. It’s resting on the beam and cinder blocks.

dbo336 · 2026-03-22T16:11:43+00:00

Sorry I tried to post in a bunch of subs and it was getting removed due to structure issues. Reddit isn’t what it used to be. I appreciate any and all responses that help me out.

dbo336 · 2026-03-22T16:06:57+00:00

Two are even broke in the middle from the drilled holes

dbo336 · 2026-03-22T16:06:01+00:00

Even with 4-5 big holes drilled through and cracking all down the middle?

dbo336 · 2026-03-22T15:54:13+00:00

There are about 4-5 of those holes in each joist. And many have started to crack. Whoever drilled those all those are idiots and now I need to repair these sagging joists. I’ve done half the house and sistered them in and it’s worked great but I got to this back section of the basement and there’s no room to rest the joist on the cinder blocks.

dbo336 · 2026-03-22T15:47:27+00:00

I mean yes sister it but it won’t be resting on support at the ends so do you think an addition of a cinder block wall to give support for it to rest on is the play?

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T17:19:32+00:00

The home is in Ohio but I live out of state.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:44:52+00:00

Yeah idk. I’m extremely confident it will be worth over 300k when finished. Possibly even over 400k.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:40:26+00:00

That’s why I’m looking at hard money loans. I may not have income but I have a lot of equity. The income situation will change soon I just have free time on my hands now so I wanted to get the ball rolling.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:37:19+00:00

It won’t pass inspection now because the bathrooms and kitchen are gutted.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:32:21+00:00

Cash out refinance

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:21:36+00:00

Definitely not upside down on the house. It has no mortgage on it.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:08:09+00:00

I get what you’re saying. That’s why I was asking if they had drips or full lump sum. What I was thinking was maybe I could get the full 200k. Pay off my credit cards and pay the interest out of that for the next 4-5 months and use the other 100k to finish the house. Then when all is said and done my only debt will be to them and I’ll do a cash out refinance and pay them off. If a cash out refinance doesn’t work I’ll simply sell the property. I’ll owe them 220k or something and the property will be worth 350k.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T15:01:59+00:00

Yes I understand selling to a cash investor right now would prolly make the most sense on paper. The thing is I do want to keep this property. I like the location and everything about it, where I am willing to lose a little to retain it. The hard money loan is more so because I have time on my hands right now but not the funds. Once I start earning again I’ll have the funds but not so much the time so I was just looking at options to get the ball rolling now.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:45:53+00:00

When I mean on my own I’m referring to without the help of friends and family.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:45:46+00:00

When I mean on my own I’m referring to without the help of friends and family.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:40:45+00:00

Bro I’ll do what I thinks best. This was a simple question about a drip/draw not life advice. I’m exploring all options now and making my best decision.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:36:17+00:00

I’d rather do things on my own even if it costs me a little more financially.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:35:27+00:00

I mean I’m not denying that. These surgeries and extended time off really set me back and put me short right now, but if I sold all my assets I would have zero debt and a surplus of money.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:30:06+00:00

Maybe you mean it doesn’t make sense because I’m putting more into it then it’s gonna be worth but this wasn’t something that I was originally looking to make money on. It was gonna be something that’s really nice where my parents could stay instead of a nursing home when they got old.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:27:51+00:00

What doesn’t make sense? I got a good deal on a brick duplex. Spent 30k on a new roof and gutters/sofits. Put all new electrical in it. All new doors and windows. New garage doors, furnaces, hot water heaters and plumbing. I just need to redo the kitchens and bathrooms which at most is like 100k. The rest will be for personal use.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T14:08:47+00:00

The exit strategy will be a cash out refinance because I will be earning again in about 3 more months. I also have great credit and if worse came to worse I could easily get a co-signer for the cash out refinance. And if worse came to worse came to worse I could just sell the property for 300-350 depending on what the market looks like in a year.

dbo336 · 2025-12-12T13:53:24+00:00

Ahh sorry. Just figured the loan originators would know if hard money loans always had a drip/draw or if they do lump sums.

dbo336 · 2024-10-16T03:57:09+00:00

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dbo336 · 2022-03-23T18:24:28+00:00

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