Recently purchased a new home? Looking for bright ideas to decorate it in a way that it gives you both the functionality and style? Well, as we all know, style of the home might change from time to time and many home ...

Hi BP Community!I'm a full time architect living and working (as an employee) in Seattle, but am needing to start an LLC for some architectural side-work I'll be doing in Texas. In addition, I'm kicking off my real es...

As I'm gaining more experience in investing and learning more I wonder what opportunities are out there for other related fields that could boost my skills as an investor. I'm planning to continue a full time job, pre...

Who knows what type of zoning a property needs to be to allow an assisted living facility?Can the zoning be changed with the City of Phoenix? I had a client inquire on some multi family and asked me this question so l...

Hi BP! Need some help from the community about deciding on a kitchen layout for a flip. This is our first flip, it's outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and ARV is about $375k. 
We are debating between these three designs, ke...

Hi guys,I just closed on my second property. It’s a split level house with 2 / 1 on each level, both about 900sqft. There’s a separate kitchen and living space on each level, acting as a non-conforming up/down duplex....

One of the early questions for an investor is: WHERE?After listening to experts, the criteria a new investor looks for in a "first flip" house would be: Entry Level home with relatively standard design (cape, ranch, s...

Hi all,As a vendor to real estate investors, there are many nuances I try to accommodate - one being pricing.  Most of my clients are realtors working on re-sale transactions and prefer a 3-month term for staging serv...

Howdy BP!
My name is Travis Lucy, and I’m an architect / husband / father from Austin, Texas.
I run a small firm that takes on a broad range of project types, mostly in Central Texas.
Full disclosure: I joined...

Hi everyone,I would like to ask your opinions on a design dilemma I'm having. We are flipping a 4 bed 3 bath 2,000 sq. ft. house in Sun Valley California (borderline Burbank if you are familiar with the area). The hou...