Laurie Wang
New Construction in Austin
Hi BP community. My partner and I are looking into new construction neighborhoods in Austin, TX for single family homes to buy and hold as rental properties. We're investing out of state and find new construction attr...
Rommel Pascual
Rebuild an old house to New Home Spec
I've been entertaining the idea that it might be more cost effective to build a new home out of my already existing home than trying to buy a new home. I'm curious if anyone has had this experience and what would the ...
Ryan Murdock
Garage Hack in Maine
This fall a property popped up in the local classified ads and is located 1 mile from my house. I am in bad need of extra garage space so I bought it primarily for the garage. It's pretty rough here.....There was so m...
Account Closed
Developing a lot in an existing residential community
A few years ago I bought a property on a large lot. The property is in a nice residential area and can easily support new construction. Many of the homes in the neighborhood are 300 - 400K even in these depressed ti...
Patrick K.
what is the best way to learn about the local real estate market
I have a few properties down my belt but would like to gain more in-depth knowledge of the local market. but I have no interest in becoming an agent, (always felt an agent has to be a semi-public figure to be successf...
Lorin K.
I think seattle is becomming a seriosly overvalued market
Not nearly as extreme as Vancouver BC, a 2.5 hour to the north in Canada but still...its to the point of unaffordable for your average family. I once remember looking at a fixer on top of queen ann hill a house that w...
Kevin Favorite
Starting out in Baltimore Here is my Plan
Hello folks, I just want to start off by saying I have enjoyed all the discussions on here and the wealth of information being shared! It never really occurred to me that I could or should think about real estate ...
Zain B.
Not sure if property has an oil tank Should I proceed with offer?
I had a magnetometry survey (fancy name for an oil tank sweep) conducted at a property I am looking to purchase in Northern New Jersey. The scan detected an anomaly between the grass and driveway. While a metallic foo...
Chris L.
Selling tear down. How do determine it's value?
HI there,I am selling a single family teardown that's on a 70x100 corner lot in a town that is mostly two families. Lots of tear downs going on here. The house is on a corner lot with a sidewalk on one side and no sid...
Leonard Rybak
Finding your long-distance market!?
Hi Everyone, my name is Leo, I have been a member of BP for over 7 years and now I want to pull the trigger. I am looking to BRRRR long-distance because my NYC market is too expensive for me. Do you guys have any sugg...