Sylvia B.
Help with this kitchen -- Rehab for rental
View from living room. Shelf & cabinet with red X going away.Rehabbing a house we just bought, and we're trying to decide what to do with the cabinets. They are just plywood boxes, built in place, but they are sti...
T’aunie Jordan
Need help getting my foot through the door!
Hello everyone, I’m new to the real estate industry and I’ve been trying my best to get my foot through the door as a wholesaler. I was wondering if anyone could give me tips on how to interact with a potential seller...
Landon Elscott
Adding retrofit radiant electric heat to driveway?
Recently looked at an absolutely beautiful home, and priced extremely well, too. That said, its major flaw is a steep driveway coming off a main street road without on street parking.
During the summer, ...
Kevin M.
BP calculator help (water usage/utility question)
Dear BPers,I would like to get someones rough estimate of a triplex with landlord (me) paying for water.Don't really like this idea but still want to crunch the numbers.My example is triplex 3bed/1bath, 2bed/1bath, 1b...
Sam Leon
Small bath tub chip - repair or complete refinish?
In the process of turning over an apartment, and the cast iron tub (previously refinished) has a small size chip on it.Less than the size of a dime.Called a few refinish companies and the cost for a complete refinish ...
Percy Greyson
How to write off material cost for spec home builds
I am not sure which Forum Category to place this, please move it if needed!Preface: I am in the midwest. Our median income is in the 45 to 50k range. So in terms of numbers I am far from talking about million dollar ...
James Newkirk
Re-fiance or Sell current property
I am a military member being re-assigned from California to Virginia. My current home was built in 2006, I have lived here for 3 years now and have not had to replace a thing maintenance wise. My house here in CA is ...
Nick Macklin
Port Norfolk Historic District Recommendations and Guidelines
I just bought my 10th unit as somewhat of a house-hack. I'll be living in it for 2 years while stationed at NS Norfolk and then it will become a rental. It's a really solid Victorian Home in the Port Norfolk Histori...
Marco Bario
Making Seller Financing Offers. Don't Mention Interest Rate.
I wrote this article recently. It was inspired by many questions I've seen here, so sharing with the community. Seller Financing Tip: Making Offers. Don't Mention Interest Rate.
There are three main types of home s...
Matt Smith
Partial 1031 exchange
Can I do a partial 1031 exchange?For example, I had $300K from the proceeds of the sale, and I want to reinvest only $200K in a new property. Does it mean I can still transfer $200K to the new property and be taxes on...