What should I look for in a roofer other than the standard contractor “licensed, bonded, insured”? What’s a reasonable price for Seattle or other HCOL markets? I have 4 layers of roof. Over read J Scott’s estimating r...

Hello All,I am new to real estate and have come to realize I do not know much about renovation costs. I am in the Atlanta area and am thinking about investing in a small apartment complex with 700 square foot units. T...

I own a duplex that we have turned into a triplex. We live in the basement unit.  We built this unit from scratch, it was a large finished empty basement.  We insulated the ceiling to help with noise but it hasn't don...

On July 1, 2019 an extremely bad hail storm hit the town I live in.  Every roof I own is damaged, some roofs are badly hit, some siding is ruined on one or 2 sides, many windows are broken, and there is broken glass i...

I was recently granted a permit for work that was done prior to my purchasing the building. However, the permit needs the signature of the new construction inspector. The plans required for the permit include things t...

So, as I suspected (but hoped I was wrong on), the kitchen/hallway/bathroom/laundry in my new buy and hold property have linoleum on 1/4" plywood underlayment, underneath which is another layer of linoleum, underneath...

I recently bought an old apartment in Coolidge Corner, Brookline MA. It is a very populated commercial area. The apartment lacks a lot of fixes. It has cracked painted wallpaper all over the place. It also has kitchen...

Well, to make it short, I found some great resources on this thread- How to Harden Units , but I wanted to hear more. I'm picking up my first, 10 unit apartment complex. 10 tiny studio apartments. Mostly rented by mig...

I recently purchased a 12 unit building which I would like to take from class C+ to class B+. There are two 3 bedroom units on the second floor and the rest are 2 bedrooms.  I was just given notice (for November, not ...

Hi I have a roof leak on an older rental with a shingle roof. I'm considering some options for repair rather than replace the whole roof. There was a section of the ceiling in the home where we replaced the drywall be...