Max Traveler
Rehab Advice Needed
Hello all,
I just purchased a legal 3-unit in Logan Square/Avondale area (Thread). Big kudos to @Henry Lazerow. I’m a bit handy and will like to do as much work as I can because I want to learn and be better.. of co...
Lee L.
L.A. Earthquake Retrofit Bill
The L.A. City Council may soon pass major legislation to force owners of certain apartment buildings to retrofit their properties for earthquakes. According to the L.A. Times, the legislation may affect 13,500 wooden ...
Matthew Knorr
Seattle basement remodel advice
Hello,My wife and I just purchased an older 1927 house in Seattle, WA with the intention to use the BRRR strategy. We are living in it during the remodeling process . The goal is to take the 2 bed 1.75 bath house and ...
Steve Wightman
Outdated Floor Plans
Greetings...I'm a newbie & reading J Scott's book on flipping houses. He mentions outdated floor plans, would someone kindly expound on how to recognize such a floor plan? Thanks much!
Michael Wagner
Warehouse Conversion Project -- Self Storage
I have a property with 2 warehouses on it. I am currently converting the larger one (45K sq. ft) to self storage. The other one is 25K sq. ft. and my plan is to rent that out to a single tenant for 2-4 years. At th...
Jashan Mundi
Basement Rental (Income, Legal, Recommendations, etc.)
I'm curious about knowing the market for finishing and renting a basement to tenants.I've targeted the Detroit, Buffalo, and Niagara falls markets for single and/or multi-family houses, but I'm interested to hear from...
Adah N.
Do You Encapsulate Your Crawlspace
If unfinished basements are usually not heated, cooled, sealed or encapsulated why is it now needed in crawlspaces? What do you all do with your crawlspaces in the humid South East? Do you waterproof, encapsulate, or ...
Shane Craig
Commercial BRRR! Who has experience?
I purchased a commercial/ mix used building(Sq 3500)( 2 commercial spaces and one large apartment on the second floor) last year for 65,000. I was told the building appraised for 110K back in 2013 in the same conditio...
Andre M.
Mixed use properties
Anyone have experience with mixed use properties? I spotted a building with a leased first floor retail operation, and two empty apartments (wonder why) above.What are some of the advantages, and disadvantages with th...
Umair Ahsan
Sagging floors but cause unknown, should I go through with deal?
I have a duplex under contract here in DC. The floor of the first floor unit is dipping in and many of the corners aren't quite 90 degrees. All signs of floor joist rot, damage or settlement underneath. There is no...