I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...

My client will be selling her LA area rental house and plans to 1031 into another investment.  She wanted a vacation rental house within a couple hours drive, but in California, the cities are banning and severely res...

The first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new builds starting in 2020  . Pros? Cons?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/california-solar-p...

Hi all,Seems like there are a few turnkey providers that look to sell to out-of-state investors. What is a fair margin you can expect to pay for this service?These providers use local knowledge and networks to find ba...

There are some improvements here, like reusable applications and protections for domestic violence victims. One of my greatest concerns is population density. By adding these ADUs in already-dense neighborhoods, I wou...

My wife and I recently bought a large (3,000sf), unoccupied two family in northern Massachusetts. I'll round the numbers for the purpose of this discussion but basically we paid $440k for the property and have a plann...

Living in a new age of people working and learning from home!I recently listened to the BP Podcast episode 380 (Go check it out!), and they brought up an interesting point. Many people are working from home, so I'm cu...

I'm very interested in LED lighting, and we're starting to try it in our home.  These lightbulbs  are (in theory) meant to last 20+ years (ask me when I'm 65 how that's working out.)  And they are very cheap to run pe...

I several questions for any investors who have experience with pre-fabricated/modular/shipping-container type of homes. (Single family or Multi-Family).I'm considering the idea of buying a vacant lot in any given Denv...

A recent post on BiggerPockets indicated the imposition of a new $500 per day fine in California for using potable water for ANYTHING but regular in-house use. No one at all commented on this. This is a serious statem...