The brand (Carrier, Rheem, Lennox, Trane, etc) or the company that installs it?I'm starting to have companies give me estimates for replacing my two rental units HVAC systems and after a little research have come acro...

I am fairly new to the real estate development/home builder market. A client of mine inherited a relatively large amount of land in the Southern California area (San Diego, Orange Count and Riverside County), ranging ...

Can you get more than one prequalification letter for a loan from a lender? How do you shop around for a good lender for a prequalification letter. I want to work with someone that will explain to me all the detai...

Hi all, I recently had my offer accepted on a duplex for 140k. Apparently, there were higher offers but the seller liked my terms better. With that said, because they are letting the property go for a lower price, the...

My tenant let me know last month that their power bill was about double what it had been.  Since it was really cold, I wasn't concerned too much about it, but still had an HVAC tech go check it out.  I wanted to make ...

     Hi everyone, so just sitting here digesting the many cap-ex postings and discussions surrounding Ben and Serge's blog posting on Cap-ex. It really made me think and certainly has changed the way I look at real-es...

While I was investigating Arbitration in RE Contracts I came across some legal notes pertaining to whistleblowers and informants, I believe it's covered in Section 599 of the Dodd Frank Act and an option available for...

I only this week learned on RTA (ready to assemble) kitchen cabinets.Searching online there seem to be quite a few vendors in the USA.I love this concept, the prices seem to be WAY cheaper than getting a full cabinet ...

So, the day has come to finally figure out how much your rental property income will affect your child support payment. You won’t be surprised that many states consider that pretty penny a critical component when calc...

I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...