Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Philadelphia. 

Purchase price: $250,000

Cash invested: $85,000

First rental property that I went in on.
Fixed up as if I woul...

Hi BP, simple question here. I’m having my brick row home exterior painted (I know it’s a cardinal sin to paint brick) I’m trying to calculate how many gallons of paint I need. The facade should be roughly 300sqft. An...

I am currently under contract. Seller has agreed to a major $15K+ repair. I am ready to close and move in and start the remodeling. Sellers Real estate agent told my agent that the seller wants to the do the repairs b...

Hi,The City of Milwaukee is requiring me to use an Engineer or Architect for an issue with the facade of two story brick building in Milwaukee.  Does anyone have a recommendation of someone that is reasonably priced a...

I'm developing a couple acres in a great location and building 6 duplexes on it.  I've done some google searches but haven't come up with anything I like.  Anyone with experience finding good plans vs paying an archit...

I know that commercial buildings are generally rated A, B or C depending on a lot of factors. My question is can a "C" building ever become an "A" building? I'm not sure what is weighed most in the grading such as t...

The building I am going to manage is a mixed residential and commercial. Top 2 floors are residential and the rest and ground floors are commercial. Family has always handled reno. I do find the layout to be a bit str...

I am curious if anyone has $/sq ft estimates on converting and empty retail site to a restaurant. The retail site is 20000 sq ft. I would like to take about 6500sq ft on the end of it and create a restaurant. I am in ...

We have a property under contract and discovered 'settling' of one corner. Foundation repairs were completed in 2013 and I have booked a structural engineer to assess.  I asked for a report to determine if the repair ...

I am in process of purchasing a turnkey property (built 1969, 3 bed/2 bath for $139k.)  The inspection report came back with some minor findings. There is a structural finding: "Unusual settling cracks and significant...