I've had 6 contractors recently come to my house to get an estimate for a 1 bed with bath expansion. NONE of them wanted to give me a 'real' estimate without dropping $6.5k for blueprints. If this was a rehab, how is ...

Who Else Besides an Architect Could I Hire To Create Drawings For A Property?
I spoke to the city and they said the person I hire must be a "Pennsylvania licensed design professional". I had originally considered lo...

I'm trying to find an actual person at WaMu who can talk to me about a house they got back in forclosure about a week ago. It's not on any of their asset management websites, and I'm trying to find out what they are p...

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Well, just running some different scenarios for a loan for a 2 unit. No skin in the...

Hello PB family.  I see and hear this all the time "30 days to your first real estate deal" and following that is some kind of projected figure you could make 5, 10, 20 thousand dollars, no cash, no credit...etc.  (We...

Hello everyone, First official post…so don’t be too rough. ;)Would like to publicly thank @Brian Gibbons for his valuable time and knowledge yesterday. We connected with him to discuss some creative strategies and coa...

I know it's quite common that when the owner of a property gives you full permission to negotiate on their behalf, you might find yourself in contact with some person, who is in turn, representing the interests of a m...

Been doing research for a while on the site and other places. At the point where we, wife and I, are ready to purchase a house. Or, we thought we were. We've been actively looking, found a few deals that meet our c...

Hi all,I have been investing in Single Family homes for just over a year now and it’s been going well. I just closed on 7 lots of land in Corpus Christi, Texas. I am thinking of building 7 single family homes and rent...

For all of my properties, when I acquire them, I open two bank accounts: One for the traditional rent/maintenance, capex, etc. and one for security deposits. I know there has to be a better way. How do others normally...