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I looked at a place a few days ago and the paint on the walls looked so thick (painted so many times) I could hardly make out any drywall texture. I have never seen walls painted this thickly.The kitchen cabinets have...
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I am in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. I am looking for older Apartment properties in the 1.5 million range that need some updating. Without working with the conventional agent, what other ways can I identify apa...
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I have a 3 floor townhome with trusses and a flat roof. I hired an insulation guy for flash/batt and noticed he didn't insulate between floors. When asked he and my GC said it's not required. I believe I am supposed t...
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I have a rental property that needs a new roof. I spoke to a contractor and he’s recommending an overlay since the current roof is a single layer. Is an overlay as good as a full replacement? Does it last as long as a...
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My wife and I want to create a real estate LLC . What are the pros and cons of creating it as equal partners verses one of us as the sole prioritor and the other being an employee?
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I have historically invested in properties by owning them personally.
I recently sold a business that was an S corporation, and now I am in a 1031 to exchange the real estate from the previous business.
I am finding...
In Illinois we have broker license and managing brokers license, no agent license. Can an IL Broker work for themselves or do they need to be associated/sponsored by a Managing Broker?I’m asking in general but also fo...
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Recently facebook gave everyone the opportunity to pick a username and add it to the end of facebook.com/username to make it easier for people to find their page.
Would BP members like this feature for biggerpockets...
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I'm looking for how to get stains out of a sandstone fireplace. It looks like either oil or carbon staining. The is also a large area of wax. I have tried some stone cleaner but they did not even touch the stain. Anyo...
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We have a condo we're looking at leasing to a company for their employee. The company will sign the lease, with the employee listed as the tenant. Do we need a guarantor listed as well? The company's legal counsel has...