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Erin Margaret Inspection missed big ticket items
17 April 2016 | 10 replies

Hello there BP land!
I purchased an adorable 1920s two bedroom home I am planning on buy/hold in for a while. When I walked the building inspector through he assured me the frame was strong and there was no knob and ...

Dawn Anastasi Rental #16 under contract!
24 March 2017 | 143 replies
One wall had already been reinforced at one time, and the back wall of the house was fine.I also had another contractor there to give me an estimate for the other items in the house:- painting- adding more cabinets to the kitchen- replacing the range hood- minor fixes here and thereSo I should have my numbers for rehab pretty well locked down by next week.
Wendell De Guzman $1.5M in 2 Months?! Thanks BP!!!
9 May 2016 | 16 replies
Get a DETAILED SOW (Scope of Work), broken down line item by line item with separate cost for materials and labor if possible.
Justin Repp Separating utilities
9 September 2015 | 12 replies
The worst part is it is close to impossible to get an estimate for such an item without first tearing into things.If you are talking about water, it might be easier.  
Jessy Milner Construction Costs Estimates
29 September 2015 | 12 replies
Hi Jessy,I'm not sure if you are looking specifically for an 'app', but I have posted an Excel spreadsheet in the FilePlace that has a Repair Cost Estimator:It's prebuilt with 24 scopes of work, and 300+ typical work items & unit costs.https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/drobertso...
Kyle J. Problem with circuit breaker that keeps tripping
22 September 2023 | 32 replies
Either item can go bad.
Danny Day Cashflow statements on performing properties
29 September 2015 | 27 replies
Additionally, you can contact a local property manager and ask them what average vacancy rates are for your area.I'd also recommend creating a recurring capital expenditures budget amount to set aside each month to hedge agains upcoming replacements for major items like roof, furnaces etc.
Joo Chung Recourse for tenant refusing to pay for damage? VA
7 March 2016 | 13 replies
If they have a more established rental history, have been employed longer or their employment is stable, the more likely you can collect if something like this happens (and the more likely they are to pay/not damage items so as to avoid this altogether).
Wayne Ulias Need some advice! Acquiring a Waterfront Vacation Rental.
3 March 2016 | 7 replies
Also flood insurance is a killer and with rates beginning to increase for the next 8 years if you are not above the heights for FEMA guidelines you will need to make the decision whether to eat the flood insurance as a line item, Which will get costly or front the expense to elevate to reduce flood risk for the foreseeable future.
Stone Teran Burner caps for gas ranges
10 March 2016 | 1 reply
Try repairclinic.com  I am lucky that they are local and i can just pick items up the same day, but they ship too!