When conducting rehabbing and house building, where is the best place to source market rates for labor and materials? How do you make sure your contractor is providing a market price on materials?

Not sure if this has ever been suggested before, but I thought it would be nice to develop some sort of Rehabber's Materials Cheat Sheet. Maybe like a chart with House Type on the top and Sections on the right?

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I left my corporate job last year to stay home with my daughter and focus on our real estate business. I'm trying to determine if I can qualify as a real estate professional. I know you need 750 material hours per yea...

Hey!So how is everyone handling the increased development costs, particularly the dramatic increase in lumber prices?I have started to see people put projects on hold hoping that material costs come down, but will the...

Hello ,I ve acquired a property in central PA and am renovating it before renting out. I have bids from 3 contractors so far and am getting big variations between contractor quotes.Wondering what the approximate costs...

Hey everyone, I'm just starting out and haven't pulled the trigger yet on a property and constantly refining my proforma model but wanted to seek advice on estimating rehab work.  Most of the deals I'm looking for are...

I have been trying to find if there is a wall assembly material that can act as stuctural, shear strength, insulative, interior surface and exterior surface. Anyone know of an assembly material that meets these requir...

How do you make sure a contractor is not ripping you off when purchasing materials. How do you verify what they purchased and what they used. How do you make sure they dont buy something and then return it? 

I just bought my first rental property so I'm actually a rental property owner and I wanted some advice from some roofing experts. I bought the house knowing that it has a problem with the roof. It's not leaking ...

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I am looking at possibly purchasing a 16 unit multifamily that's in pretty bad shape. It was built in 1915. I am new to multifamily investing. Is there any thing specific I should be looking for? Any tips? ...