Colin O'Brien
Gutting an apartment...what would you add to make your life easie
As the title reads, I plan to gut an apartment. Issue is knob and tube electrical so I plan to gut everything and do it right the 1st time. If you had the opportunity to be down to just the studs and could add those l...
Mari E Desilva
HUD foreclosure inspections
So, what does everyone think of the inspections conducted by HUD on a foreclosed property? I am in the process of buying a property. HUD's inspection said everything was OK as far as MEP but recommended a foundation i...
Mike C.
New construction loan?
My plan is to build a fourplex(townhomes). I have received quotes for just the shell/frame and a complete move-in ready build. The difference is close to 150k. I am comparing the complete build to the cost of the sh...
Jarred Black
Small 4plex deal: What would you do?
I've been presented a 4plex deal by one of my business partners. Each unit is 1bedroom shotgun style around 650sf. The building is vacant and all 4 units will need to be built out. The building is around 85 years old ...
Jay Cho
Would you buy a house with a lot of renovation done but no permit
Hello Alla house on sale now has done a lot of renovation including 3 new bathrooms and two new bedrooms, new kitchens, new electrical panel, new electrical baseboards and removed old oil radiators.The thing is he did...
Johnny Quilenderino
I fell like a dog that just caught a car tire, like now what
My team acquired a five unit in Suffolk, VA this past year and we are thinking of options of funding the rehab.
The windows and roof were finished in 2018. The house is over 100 years old. We watched the guy pull out...
Daniel Alfandre
As a GC, which materials do you let the subs purchase?
I'm going to build a house. When I worked as a construction manager for a homebuilder several years ago, we ordered the lumber, windows, doors, stairs/railings, garage doors, trim, cabinets, lighting, appliances, van...
Ben M.
Cash flow killer - capex
I keep hearing that rental property owners lose their cash flow from big ticket items or capex. Has anyone been able to successfully factor in capex into their expenses and actually owned properties long enough to det...
Paul M.
Renovating one apartment at a time, utilities challenge
For financial and available time reasons, I might need to renovate one apartment at time, in a building where the apartments are stacked on top of each other. These would be gut renovations. How feasible is this wit...
Sam LoCascio
Buying house, renovating basement apartment? - Nashville, TN
Hey there!Currently loving the info I've been getting off of BP so I thought I'd ask a question!I am looking for a new place in Nashville and I'm enticed by these 3br 2ba houses with walk out basements. There are neig...