Hi All,I am planning my first real estate investment and just found Bigger Pockets. I have been devouring their podcast and a few blog posts for about a month, which set me on the path for buying an owner-occupant dup...

I'm just getting started so please excuse my novice question but how do you calculate the repairs on a flip? I was told an easy formula is the square footage of the house times $30. Is this a good tool to use?

OK, so I'm messing around here on BP and my girlfriend is on her computer next to me browsing Zillow. She comes across a 3/1, about 1100 sqft circa 1929 in severe disrepair listed for $6000. Yes $6000, six thousand, t...

Have you ever had an issue with getting an itemized estimate from a contractor? I'm beginning to vet contractors and am having an issue finding a contractor that will give me an itemized quote. Any recommendations wil...

CUSTOMER: "How much will it cost to do this job?" CONTRACTOR: "$2,800 Dollars."CUSTOMER: "That's WAY too expensive for this job!!" CONTRACTOR: "How much do YOU think it would cost?"CUSTOMER: "No more than $800 Dollars...

I currently have Farmers Insurance for my 2 unit multifamily in Jersey City Heights. Which I pay around $1,600 for the years. I also have State farm for my condo in downtown I pay around $450 for the year. My insuranc...

Hi everyone! I'm doing some research for an upcoming venture, so I've got some questions for you pertaining to maintenance on buy and hold and cash flow properties. Understanding of course that some of the answers wil...

My wife and I jumped into the STR market this year and have been having a blast learning all about it.  Our first place was a condo in Gulf Shores we closed on about a month ago.  We are in the process of working with...

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Recently bought a quadplex. And one of the units I went into has an issue on the second floor where one of the room hardwood floor is wavy and I can feel like a speed bump in one spot in the room, is ...

If I can't get a GC to come and look at a property and give me a bid on it before I put in an offer, (because another thread suggest they all charge for this) then how will I really make sure that I am in the righ...