Hi Biggerpockets! I need some advice on a first flip property purchase. Property was purchased on court house steps for $54,000. ARV: $109K-$115K. We knew that the property would need to be updated, due to age of home...

When is it worth purchasing a rental property when the presence of lead paint is "unknown"?There are cities in MA where nearly every buy-and-hold investment property was built during the days of lead paint. The gross ...

i would like to remove couple of walls to open up the kitchen. wall A, wall B and small wall C. it is a trilevel house. i attach couple of pictures. would you know if those walls are for sure load bearing etc ? i hire...

I recently was replacing vinyl blinds at a property and noticed within hours of putting them up, they seemed off colored and splotchy. Thinking it was just the specific blinds I bought, I returned them and purchased d...

Apart from a changed name, this is a true post. The incident happened last Friday night. The write up is divided into three sections. The story, The Aftermath, and The Lessons.---Bang, Bang, BANG! It’s midnight, my w...

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I recently bought a home in the western suburbs of Chicago and realized during the last heavy rain I have some drainage issues. I'm having water pool next to the foundation wall of the home and noticed that the...

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Hello all, I am fairly new to investing in residential real estate. I remember hearing alot of bad things about black mold (and other types of mold) a few years back. This includes properties being uninhabitable due...

We purchased an apartment complex that needed brought back up to speed, and knew that some units had 20 year old carpet in it. Now when ripping up the carpet we found that there's old tile underneath. The building wa...

I'm fully gutting a single family house. I have the lathe and plaster out of the finished attic and there is a ton of cellulose insulation behind the walls. Should I leave it in place or dispose of it and replace it?...