Hello,I have a 12 unit that cashflows well and is need of some larger updates. I'd like to replace the building envelope and windows. The municipality has a fairly robust CDBG program available for projects like this ...

When I am compiling quotes from contractors for fix and flips, should I be including material (Kitchen cabinets, flooring, etc.)? I know from reading other topics on here, a lot of investors purchase the materials the...

I’m buying my first flip. I have the money but not a ton of connections or knowledge of construction trades. I have a guy who’s in the business who offered to supply labor and marketing for a 50/50 split of profit if ...

Hello guys! I'm working on increasing the efficiency of my company's materials processing and am looking for ideas. How are you guys managing materials processing? What issues have you experienced in the past and how ...

Hey all rehab wizardsFirst off, I have consumed J Scott's book on flipping and rehab costs and it is a wealth of great information for sure, but wanted a guesstimate of costs associated with a floor up rehab of your t...

I'm leading up to the closing on my first flip (details on this to come later).I'm in the process of getting quotes for the work to be done. I've gone through the property, laid out all the work I want done. I am aski...

As a general contractor here in the Chicago area. I want my fellow investors to remember when hiring a general contractor, included in the costs of completing your project he/she will charge overhead and profit. So fo...

I'm planning on doing a rehab project from a distance. This may mean a combination of buying materials for the job myself and having a contractor buy materials.Any tips on setting up a project in such a way so that an...

         Some of you are incredibly lucky to live in a city that provides a macro-market for investing. What this means is that most of the homes in a particular city, with few exceptions, have similar styles of const...

Do you do your own interior design for flips or hire a designer? Finding it hard to justify hiring a designer where I will basically be telling them to design the most bland / mass market appeal space. Usually I will ...