Roy N.
Surprise!! A renovation retrospective of an 1100 ft^2, 2-level flat.
IntroductionThe saga started almost a year ago (September 2014). The relationship with long-term tenants we inherited two years prior had been sliding sideways for some time - their unit was the only one we had not r...
Bill S.
I bought a house for $1,000 and made 1,100% return in 3 weeks.
Ok, I got you to look but I did get that from purchase to sale price. I have some costs and what not which decreased my return to about 800%. Here is the story. I live in the Denver Metro area. Property is expensive a...
Abner Gomez
Learning how to fix and flip
New in BP and RE investing. I have about 80-100k in equity in my house and I am planing to sell the house and get into flipping houses to quit my job because I am looking for financial independence and later get into ...
Filipe Matos
How to flip a Building in Ontario, Canada
Hi all, I am about to put an offer on a building with 11 units, the building has low rents and some repairs needed.I would like to vacate the whole property and renovate the whole building and get new tenants.What is ...
Vania Castillo
Diary of a Rehab. in Providence
Dear BP community: It is official! Through tax lien investing a 2 family house landed on my lap. Like the old adage says, "When life gives you lemons...Make lemonade" and that is what I'm trying to do here.Here is a ...
Douglas Furia
Property Insurance in Class C areas
I've been running the numbers on various properties in Toledo just to get a feel for different scenarios. When I get insurance quotes in lower income areas around Toledo, rates seem to go through the roof! I'm talking...
Joseph Luce
San Diego: Willing to rehab homes for free
Been reading a lot about RE and I want to start but don't have enough captial yet. So my second option is to work with someone that is currently buying stressed homes and rehabbing them. Removing carpets, sweeping flo...
Matt Radhe
Is it cheaper to start with a gutted house? (Baltimore)
Hey everybody, I'm fairly new to BP but have really appreciated all of the helpful feedback from everyone on the forums as I get closer to pulling the trigger on my first REI. My partner and I are looking at purchasin...
Gordon Starr
To go in or not to go in - that is the sheriff's auction question
There is a property in this Friday's county sheriff's sale that looks really desirable from the outside. The street, neighborhood, due diligence all suggest I buy it. But, our good sheriff says you are to stop at peek...
Steven Westlake
If it cash flows, do comps matter?
I found a property, 1.75 acres, it has a log cabin based house built in 1848, and a 1993 mobile home. The 63 yo owner lives in the mobile. Her now deceased parents used to live in the log cabin house. The mobile is d...