Hey BP Family!! As I look to purchase my first property, my fear and nerves are constantly keeping me from obtaining this milestone..with my biggest fear being estimating rehab costs initially. I fear the idea of purc...

My wife and I have a house under contract that we're planning to house hack. The plan is to rent the 1000sqft basement as a short-term rental (1800/mo) then when we move away after a few years, rent the top 2000sqft a...

Hi, BPers, I have been hanging around this forum for a while, and get many answers and helps from here. Now I need another big help.

I am a part time investor as well as an economic analyst. I am right now doing a r...

I’m looking for a book to buy to learn more about construction estimating. I want to remodel a home and would like a book that gets into specifics about pricing. And strategies to get the best bang for your buck. I wa...

Hey guys... I think ink Detroit might be worth the risk. I read on CNN that the city will begin auctioning off houses from the over 16,000 tax default homes it has: with auction prices starting at $1,000. I also we...

I just received 2 bills from my property manager in Memphis. $575 to trap squirrels (they caught 4) and $500 to "fix a fan. Fan was on low speed. Moved the wires to run on high. AC is now working as it should".

I don...

I have heard that in Canada, banks are not usually comfortable with deals that include cash back at closing.I can not figure out why. In my opinion, the banks should really only care if they are financing more than 80...

Have a property under contract that most likely will be a rip down and rebuild. From my knowledge I believe I can take it down to one wall standing and rebuild from that starting point and it's still considered a remo...

When analyzing a deal, what is the best strategy for estimating rehab cost? Do you only do it after walking the property or inspections? For a newbie, how do you get close without really knowing what to look for?

Hello everyone.

I purchased a corner commercial property that I plan on doing some TLC to, to prepare it for renting out. The property is on a main road, corner lot 150x100. My idea was to renovate the existing free...