Jessica James
Going to school to learn how to do it all myself. Realistic?
After a pipe broke in the attic of my two story multi-home, I faced a lot of issues with my general contractor and plumber in particular. Leaks still prevalent in pipes and refusing to fix them, contractors worker and...
Laden Conley
New contractor from Jonesboro, AR
Hello BP! I’m a new contractor from Jonesboro, Arkansas. I’ve been working as a carpenter for 5+ years now and recently applied for my contractors license. As I’ve got my LLC setup, I feel as though I’m about ready to...
William Kwong
Permit Nightmare for Rehab - Halpppp -.-
So I have been trying to "START" my gut job renovations on my rental. I've heard from my contractor that specifically Jersey City in New Jersey is one of the MOST DIFFICULT cities to deal with going through the permit...
Jonathan Barby
Flipping, Permits, Contractors - Oh my!
Hey Everybody!I am looking into the possibility of getting into flipping. If successful build up my purchasing power and will probably consider a mix of fix and flip, brrr, and tax exchange in the long run.:) I moved...
Sanjay Sinha
Owner Builder for new home build in San Jose
Planning to build a spec home in the San Jose area. We have already put in the earnest money on a lot with a very old house. The question I have is how easy it is to be the owner builder on this construction project a...
Cali Skier
General Contractor markup for adding on to my house. What %?
Hi,Questions up front:What % does a general contractor typically charge on a home build or home add on?$5k +20% on top of cost a good deal?We are looking at adding at least a master suite, a garage and blowing out a l...
Elias Parisca
BRRRR Rehab Estimate
Hi All, I'm looking to do my first long-distance BRRRR with no prior of experience with rehabbing. My biggest difficulty analyzing properties is projecting rehab costs. I'm reading J Scott's books on Estimating Reha...
Mario F.
pulling permits - should I go by the book? Or go for lower cost?
Hello, I've recently purchased a fourplex in inglewood and am about to start demo on one of the units. I've come to find that there is asbestos and lead in thsi unit so the cost of rehab has just gone up considerably...
James Likis
Family/Boots on the Ground compensation?
We are preparing to do fix and flips long distance in a city where we have plenty of family. We’ll have a realtor on the team and set up systems for the contractor team to provide us with video and picture updates. Th...
Account Closed
Inspection Prior to Purchase
Im doing my first long distance deal and Im having the agent walk the home along with a general contractor. The contractor will be giving a list of needed repairs or costs to remodel. Question:What is typical for cost...