Shaun Moore
General Contractor's License for Permits when Doing Work Yourself
I have a project underway and am doing some of the work myself. I'm curious if anyone else has run into a problem when rehabbing a property, and doing the work yourself. Have you been required to have a General Contra...
Chester Knapp
old home (poorly) converted to duplex - fix up or make do?
I own a 115 year old house that was converted into a duplex when a 2nd unit was added upstairs in the 90s. It was not done well, there is a hodgepodge of 'handyman/diy" work throughout, and I'm trying to decide if we ...
Garrett Tierney
4-unit, First-time, Fixer-upper, House-Hack!
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Joliet.
Purchase price: $245,000
Cash invested: $11,485
As a first time homebuyer, first time investor, my first deal was ...
Will F.
Restauarant and Retail - LOIs, TIs, Variances, and Leases
Hey can someone give me general advice on retail/ Restaurant Leasing. Building Located in Los Angeles County.I purchased a value-ad mixed use with retail/ with goal: to maximize value to property.. Possibly refi in 2 ...
Oren K.
Evaluating Laundry Room Proposals
Among other things, I am in the process of remodeling the laundry room in a 3 story, 39 unit property I purchased last year (25-2B & 14-1B = 64 Bedrooms). Currently, the building is set up with 3 laundry rooms, on...
Bhavya Shah
Rental properties in California
Hi team,
I am a noob when it comes to real estate investing. I am looking for my first rental property and looking around in the California area since thats where I come from. I started looking at some properties in...
Jorge Borjas
Generating Leads by having a website
I've been reading about lead generating websites and SEO and PPC campaigns. Can one expect success by just creating a website through Lead Propeller for example, and paying the monthly $49? Or is there more that has t...
Andy M.
$52,069 profit on my first "Firehouse"
What's up BP Nation? I flipped my first ever burned out "Firehouse" a few months ago and it turned out pretty well. $52,069 in profit. This story has a few interesting twists and take aways as well. One of my key take...
Ryan Reynebeau
First Inquiry on a Multifamily - Seller is experienced investor
I am looking for my first deal in real estate, and found a post on craigslist in my area that I though had very good potential. It is the first home that I am inquiring about. There was no indication that the seller w...
Dana R.
Aloha from Honolulu, HI and Hey from Bellingham, WA
I'm a freelance writer living in Bellingham, Washington who travels to Honolulu several times a year for business. I know… it’s rough, especially when the weather here is 42 and raining. : )
In 2010, I bought...