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Bryan Hancock Best Composite Decking Material
11 August 2011 | 19 replies

I sent some schematics to one of our contractors this evening requesting some proposals for a deck for our primary residence. The deck will be just under 800 square feet. Here are some brief notes:

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Dan Costantino Home Depot and Lowes discounts
24 May 2015 | 9 replies

What do you see as a fair discount for $12,000 in materials. My GC is only getting 6% (so he says), and I get 10% just for being a member of my REIA.

I have heard a couple people talking about 15%+ discounts on orde...

Ben Feder How do you find and hire the right Contractors?
25 October 2019 | 6 replies

When looking for contractors to fix up a piece of real estate that you bought, where do you look/how do you find the right people/companies to do the job? And are there people who can do pretty much everything so you ...

Daniel Lempa Roofing estimates: are my expectations too high?
20 October 2022 | 31 replies

I purchased a duplex in June in the South Jersey area to house hack with the expectation that the roof would need to be fully replaced, including decking. I also have a dead chimney that I want to be brought below the...

Benjamin A Flores Looking for recommendation on wholesaling edu, courses, & books.
31 May 2019 | 0 replies

Hey Bigger Pockets community My name is Benjamin Flores. I was research real estate wholesaling courses and educational material online.There is a huge variety of different material out there. For someone barley getti...

Gregory Schwartz Very different siding estimates
30 December 2019 | 35 replies

BP, I am conducting due diligence on a 4-plex that I will house hack and hope to BRRRR. Prior to my offer, I had roughly budgeted 10k for siding an all other exterior rehabs (facia, trim, paint). I just got 2 estimate...

Steven M. ALWAYS PURCHASE YOUR MATERIALS YOURSELF or else!
19 June 2021 | 58 replies

Anyone, and I really mean anyone that is doing any form of construction/rehab, a word of warning: Always buy whatever materials (lumber, cabinets, flooring, sheetrock, plumbing, tile, sprinkler system, lighting, etc.,...

David V. For QBI - are 4 rental properties part of a combined business
3 February 2019 | 35 replies

When entering information on my Turbo Tax Premiere software I see a screen that asks the following:  If this business shares common ownership and operates co-operatively with another business, you may want to report t...

Nate Narcisse Trying to create an excel spreadsheet for HOME DEPOT products
5 February 2022 | 6 replies

Hi BP family,I'm trying to build a template excel spreadsheet, which would include products and pricing for materials from Home Depot. Also on this spreadsheet would be different labor rates from local contractors and...

Vincent Carroll Vague invoice from a contractor
31 August 2016 | 12 replies

Greetings,My wife and I hired a general contractor to renovate a garage on one of our properties. He provided an estimate up front , and we paid half as an initial deposit. Upon completion of the job (which was done s...