So my agent approached me with a potential rehab flip that he put under contract at an auction. Due to the situation, the timeframe for a decision is tight and wants to know whether I want to move forward with it by t...

Hey guys--

what is your rule of thumb for general contractors with how much of the total job cost you pay them at the end (in terms of a % of overall job cost), and when do you pay it? i.e. after final punch list, a...

Hi fellow RE investors,
I am trying to finish my taxes for 2011 .. The same question that hunts me every year raised its ugly head once again.

Issue #1:

I have two times of expenses, routine maintenance that sometim...

I just looked at a 1920's Craftsman that an investor has stripped to the studs (preserving some of the cabinetry and floors). It is between 1400 and 1500 sq ft. It will require all new plumbing, electrical HVAC includ...

As the saying goes, "if no one is doing what you need to be done, just do it yourself." Or something like that. In my area there is a serious lack of organized collaboration going on. It's not like Southern California...

Hello i have a few questions. I live in Richmond Virginia and was looking to build a starter home to re sell. I was wondering if my step dad was the General Contractor on average what would it cost per sqft to build. ...

I own a rental and the roof was in bad shape and the insurance co notified me it needed to be replaced or they would drop us. No biggie, I new going into it that it would need to be replaced soon so I began getting qu...

Hi all!  Newbie here….Wondering about the pros/cons for cost segregation. Purchasing our first STR, a 2/2 ski condo for over 400k.   We got hammered in taxes last year due to our W2 income, so looking for ways to offs...

I met a contractor that always comes to my job and rents trailers so I ended up getting to know him and he told me how he bought a duplex for 15k cash and rehabbed it, he told me I should do the samething and honestly...

I am looking to paint our rental this summer.It really does need it, was pointed out by the inspector. I figure the investment early on will save me headaches in the future.Any thoughts on this? Any suggested paint br...