I'm closing on the purchase of my first investment property this week. The house is dated and unoccupied, so I'm trying to be smart with design choices and spending to increase rent. What materials are going to give t...

We have a 15 unit, two story apartment complex that has a flat roof. All the upstairs units are extremely hot during the summer in southern California. We replaced the roof 2 years ago with a white TPO material, which...

It's time to re-roof one of our MF buildings and I don't have any experience dealing with flat roofs with torch-on membranes.  The surface of the roof is ~5500 ft sq, and the building is in a cold climate (nice summer...

I am looking at a house that has knob and tube wiring. To replace the wiring it is much cheaper if I demo the sheetrock myself. When you demo sheetrock, do you try to save baseboard, window and door trim, or do you ju...

Hello,  I am putting in an offer on a home in upstate NY (I am originally from the area), but I'm unfamiliar w/ rehab costs.  Any rehabbers in the area care to share their experiences?   The property in question is an...

I develop and also act as my own GC. Was going to post this to the “contracting” forum, but most of those posts were residential GC. I am building two buildings one @ 7500sf and one @ 10500sf right next to each other....

Hello guys, I have 16 years experience a a professional commercial painting contractor specializing in new construction. I have owned my own business for almost 6 years, been and an estimator for another 10. If any...

Hi all, Myself and two buddies have a mobile home that was given to us that we would like to rehab and sell. This mobile home seems to need a lot of repairs. Was wondering if there are any tips or tricks to flipping m...

I have been obsessed with shipping containers homes and apartments for the last 15 years. I am now in the position to build my first small apartment complex and I want to use prefab shipping container studios to do so...

I am looking for good quality limited lifetime warantee vinyl privacy fence at a good price. I searched this forum and came up with nothing. I buy and rent my homes out so I need something that looks good and will las...