
So far, the few flips that I've done have been what I'd call sugarcoat: paint, carpet, minor updates/upgrades, appliances.
I'm looking at a house now, however, that will need some serious work done to the foundation....

In late May of 2014 I bought a short sale and renovated the home and yard. It soon became summer and with my kids out of school (a 4 and a 7-year old), we spent a lot of time as a family at the home. I did quite a bit...

Hello BP family,different type of post,our family is planning on moving to Florida this year, we are a little tired of the weather in WA state. We have not decided between Orlando, Tampa and Jax to which place to move...

Primary question to check on with your local zoning group, are they allowed. Same goes for individual collapsible storage units. The following discussion is just on Cargo Containers.
Only if you have cheap/extra la...

Hi everyone! Glad to be part of Bigger Pockets community and I am looking for some help on my first potential commercial real estate deal.I am looking to acquire a shopping center that is profitable but not in best of...

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I hope I did this correctly- no techie here! The first part of this link is chatter, but then the yearly calendar is looked at in depth. If you're willin...

Fresh out of college, making more money than I have ever made, and am ready to start investing in some small multi-family/single family real estate. I've done my research, sort of found a niche, and have connections i...

My tenant who is signed to a 3 yr lease, asked if I would go halfers on expanding the back patio and possibly adding a patio cover. What would you do in this instance. I told her I would look into it but made no promi...

We are getting many investors north of the border of the U.S. and I'm clueless of the differences between the two countries as to regulatory issues and laws.
It is important to know or have a basic understand...
Hi all,I am a novice to the real estate investing scene, although I have a few bits of knowledge that I've collected from research over the years. I've never really been in a position to put it into practice, but circ...