Hello Bigger Pockets Family,I am extremely new to real estate and I found some potential properties. All of them need work but how do I determine how extensive the work is? I can tell if the property has mold or water...

So I bought this very nice 3000 sq ft house in a nice area. It would probably sell for 225K-235K fixed up. It needs about 8-10K in updating. I buy it for $150,000 feeling kind of worried about the whole deal becaus...

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I've been spending a lot of time analyzing deals in Excel, just pulling random listings off of Zillow or Realtor.com. The trickiest thing for me is to estimate renovation costs going into a property. I have...

What are the top 10 things I should be able to fix on my own that I don't need a contractor or repair man for? I'm trying to house hack and limit my expenses as much as possible. Steve

Hi everyone. I got another multi a month ago (4 units).So I new the foundation needs some repairs wich fixed it.So after that they checked the plumbing system in order to be able to provide me a WARRANTY. They came up...

To the investors that buy and renovate a lot of homes, how do you tackle the threat of asbestos in homes? Do you avoid certain time periods or do test samples? I know it's not dangerous if it's not disturbed, but some...

Hey fellas! I'm currently looking at a 16 space park across a street from an elementary school and a middle school. The schools have pretty average ratings and the park isn't doing so well.According to the profit and ...

Greetings- I am looking for advice or a recommendation concerning the very high cost to upgrade water service in Chicago. Inspectors are aggressively insisting on upgraded service in many cases where it is not needed....

For those who invest in self storage facilities, is there a general CAP rate range that you look for?  This is a very small self storage facility, 22 units, and pretty old, block construction from 1965, not maintained...

Does anyone have a list of things that we should be looking at and checking when viewing a possible SFH investment property?  We know many of course but thought someone on here with more knowledge/experience may have ...