Paul, Thank you for the educational materials.

I generally use contractors or labor to do the work and I provide the materials.  

I know I can put the contractor/material costs into the cost basis of the property but is there any way to include my work i.e. the material for a bath and kitchen is relatively cheap as compared to the labor you pay.  

I do own a little Microsoft stock and I truly wish that was material (ha!)

Should I include a time and materials with a guaranteed maximum?

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to the real estate investing but I have been spending time to read up on material here on BP, catching up on the podcast and meeting people who are already active in the market.I am positioning myself to be a buy & hold type of investor and I'm looking to find my first rental property in Houston.

I found a lender in PDX (Homestead Bank) who has material experience in rennovation loans.  

If you still fill like using him do not put any money up front get material .

Most of her material suggest using Lease Option to purchase and sell...  

Within California, living in Yreka and owning in El Centro might not be materially different in terms of pain.Interstate or intercity maintenance of a house could still be a severe headache to many.