Aleko Petkov
Does an older house need to be rewired?
I am rehabbing one apartment in a 1937 triplex in Los Angeles I just bought. Looks like the electricial wiring is original two cloth-insulated wires, although the kitchen and bathroom have three-prong GFI outlets. The...
Nick B.
How objective or subjective is apartment classification (A,B,C)?
Hello BP,Are there any specific set of features that must be present or absent in a certain apartment class?Here are few items that I sometimes get confused about:Age: 0-10 - "A", 11-20 - "B", 21+ - "C" - this is a ge...
Willis Chur
Suggestions for the best way to allocate a $500K cash inheritance
This will be a bit unorthodox compared to a number of the other posts I have seen on BP. I have personally been investing in real estate sporadically over the last 5 years with a small amount of success (about 10 doo...
Ashley Moyer
Building a community of small homes in California
I am in the planning process of building a small home community (650-950sqft) in the Sacramento area. The zoning will be RD-20 (20 units per acre). The goal is to have an attractive option for single family detached w...
Michael Standish
Office Building comps/analysis
I’m evaluating a commercial deal in my neighborhood and need to insight into analyzing the deal and finding comps.Summary:Off-Market Deal - 4 unit office spaceEach unit approx 825sqft Currently 75% occupiedAsking pric...
Bobby Mitchell
Cash only investing in Mobile Homes - My plan
Hi All,First time posting on here but I have been an avid reader of the forums for a couple years. Great learning tool.I invested in single family homes in Houma, Louisiana from 2006-2009 and did okay, a couple rehab/...
Ed Emmons
Any long term rental flooring experience?
I’ve tried many floor types over the last 25 yrs. I’m looking for anyone with long term experience in rentals with 10mm laminate versus vinyl planking. If so what thickness planking are you using? I go through many p...
Josh Lyons
Analyzing properties fast
When you’re trying to analyze many properties quickly, what do you do when there aren’t pictures or only one? Do you take the time to go see it? What’s a good strategy to deal with those? Thanks
Aref Shehadeh
Fire alarm need to be hardwired?
Rewiring most of a house I'm flipping due to it containing knob & tube. Taking down a load-bearing wall and redoing some of the ceiling on the first floor. The house was built in 1930. Fire code states if a house ...
Bryan Knight
Starting a Mobile Home Park
Ok, so my sister has "put a bug in my ear" to consider starting my own mobile home park. She got the idea because she's actually living in a mobile home park temporarily while saving up a down payment for a home. The ...