I recently had a contractor come out to a property in Whittier, CA (1640 sq ft home on a 6400 sq ft lot) that needs a complete gut rehab and below is the soft quote he gave me and everything he'll cover for $170K.  No...

This is my first post. I just bought my first property and it needs a bit of paint before we can put her on the rental market. I've always applied paint the old fashioned way - with a rolller and brush. But I'm thi...

Howdy! My goal for this post is for the seasoned investors who are rehabbing, developing, building, etc -- doing multiple deals a month to chime in and share some of their volume marketing wisdom. For the purpose of...

Due to the difficulty in finding rehab deals here in Denver & lack of housing supply, I am looking at doing a small modular townhome development for resale. (6-8 units to start) They would be what I call shotgun t...

Hey folks, I'm working on a blog post for BiggerPockets called "How to Find a Great Contractor" and I'd love some community input!So... how do YOU find good contractors? What's your best tip? (answers may be used in a...

I know flippers sometimes write penalty phrases into contracts ("must complete by XXX or pay $/week/month"). Do you ever pay your GCs extra when they get it done on time or early? Or, are they being paid to do that al...

I am a newbie and I have been doing some extensive reading on Real Estate. I have alot more respect for RE bceause there is so much to learn.

I came across an article about 203 (k) loans. Has anyone every done this...

Summary : Looking options which are not labor intensive for bathroom remodel , which is already in great condition.  The option doesn't have to be cheap , but should be less labor intensiveCurrent Pic :Longer version ...

I just wanted to give a huge thank you to all of the BP contributors for their help in my success. I am lurker that does not post very much. I wanted to share how BP has contributed to my success.

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What are you favorite countertops to use for B- rentals? Replacing 30 year old countertops and plan on raising rents. Break even time frame is 18 months.