I have a home under contract, I'm looking at all of the upgrades required, roof, HVAC, and fixing wood rot are among those, otherwise the main things are cosmetic. Though, I don't think the cosmetic things will raise ...

I purchased my first property back in January. I waited to post until I had a good record of the utilities and expenses. The property is a 3000 sf side-by-side duplex built in 1985 near the university and hospital her...

I just came across a deal that I’m contemplating and I’m torn between doing a full gut Reno or New Construction. I’ve only done two flips so new construction seems a bit aggressive. However, the subject property block...

Hey BP Community, I've been using a travel work exchange site for labor help on my live-in flip, and thought others here would be interested as it has reduced my labor costs to zero on some of my projects, so I wrote ...

Long time lurker here. Want to begin my real estate investment journey starting this year. Please help me evaluate this property that came along my way this week.Property description:Multi-unit property in a college t...

As I obtain information and start to compute the numbers for a prospective property, what is the best method to figure out how much rent I will be able to charge tenants?  I need to have this information for my number...

Nearly one year after we started pursuing real estate investment, my wife and I have purchased, rehabbed and successfully rented our first buy and hold property.Purchase price: 105KDown payment: 15,750Closing costs: 1...

When I analyze fix&flip deals that require extensive rehab, I always wonder if it makes more sense to tear the house down and built a new one. I have a pretty good idea of estimating cost for flips but not so much...

Hi BP Family, I'm interested in investing in Indiana. Areas are Gary, East Chicago, Merrillville, Crownpoint, Lake Station, Hobart, Schererville. Any suggestions on the best place to start as a new investor? I live in...

(+) - decent location. 20 blocks from up and coming area in Detroit & 65th area. Seems to be slowly spilling over with folks who might not be able to purchase house and is open to something closer. close-ish to Ed...