Hey Everyone,I bought a property...Paid 12.5k for it.  Has hardwoods throughout...Was covered by carpets, pulled up the carpets today and was ready to install vinyl sheet flooring over it.  Lets be honest, the house i...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVpDZQVsgSE&sns=emThis was a nice semi infill we just built and sold build time start to finish 5 months.. It was our very first foray into the Charleston Market.. Next time up tough...

Hello All, Just trying to get some clarification on why HI has a GET (General Excise Tax) on gross rent.  I have searched around with no answers.  I understand that you have to pay taxes on rental PROFIT.  But HI char...

I would rather not have 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint to go over dark purple and greens, I had a painter mention there is a paint out that truly does cover in one coat with these dark colors.  Does anyone exp...

Investment Info:

Townhouse buy & hold investment in Virginia Beach.

Purchase price: $155,000

Cash invested: $1,100

Just moved out of this house as a primary residence. House is 3 bedroom 2 and a ...

Hello all,I'm analyzing a 6-unit with two 1 BD / 1 BA units and four 2 BD / 1 BA units.  I'm using 10% for vacancy in my proforma analysis.  Is this a good number to use or is it to conservative?  Any help is apprecia...

We have an awning on one of our rental properties that seems to be trending downward. I first noticed it when we purchased the property 6 months ago and am now finally getting around to fixing it. Trust me it was not ...

I am going to move ahead a little into the finishing work, this discussion is getting very long and possibly tedious.  I have skipped ahead a few weeks to get to hardwood.Post 48 - hardwoodIt seemed like the entire ci...

Hello everyone,I've been an avid listener of the BP podcast for the past year during my commutes to university and work.  Now that I've graduated with a good job lined up I'm finally ready to take the first steps in b...

I'll mix a starting out and success story in one post. I met the bigger pockets challenge and negotiated my way into my first buy and hold investment. Today was my closing. The property needed some plumbing and ele...