Eli Winkelman
Solar panels on rental property?
Hey, new here. I don't own a rental property myself, my dad used too, but that was more from necessity. Hopefully one day I will, but I'm fifteen now, and more worried about paying for college. However, I'm part of a ...
Philip Hy
Are buy and hold's really making money? Big picture question
I'm wondering if we're really making money. Not a rhetorical question, but would like genuine feedback. Here's the scenario. I want to live off of cash flow so I buy a lot of SFR. I then currently make about 550 cash ...
Eric Bousquet
My first hoarder house deal!
Hello Everyone, My name is Eric, I'm a General Contractor and REI from the Western MA/Springfield, MA area. I'm about to put an offer in on my next property and I was hoping to run the details by everyone and see...
Account Closed
Cons of Manufactured Homes
Hey folks,Not 100% sure I'm in the right place for this but we'll see. I have an opportunity for a manufactured home. It's not a mobile home, rather a manufactured home with an attached garage on a decent amount of la...
Mark Gagner
1099 contractor won't complete W9 form
Hi BP,In 2014 I hired a recommended contractor to do a quick job for me at the end of a project, but later learned that he was unlicensed (yes, I know I should have known that upfront AND got a W9 filled out before wo...
Ayo F.
Is my Lack of construction Experience a Negative?
Thank you BP world for this amazing resource. I have been soaking in all the wealth of information available here on BP.
I am looking at some potential rehab deals but my fear is my lack of Construction experience. W...
Andre Wilson
Is this a good 1st rental?
Hello BP,Last night I came across a good deal where I feel this can be a great opportunity to acquire my first rental but wanted more insight heres the breakdown:The property is located in the city where there is some...
Daniel Dietz
Self Directed IRA - doing work on property yourself?
Hello,
More SDIRA questions - I am putting them under separate heading to hopefully make them more useful to others too.
I understand that I can not 'do the work on the property to make a profit'. As might be the cas...
Keith Goodwine
Finding code violations in walkthrough
Hi all! I walked through a house yesterday, and talked with some very interested sellers. They would like to move quickly from their larger house to a smaller house, and are willing to negotiate. I think we're goin...
James Allen
Quote for interior paint
Hi BP Community,I recently got a quote from a contractor of mine for interior paint and it seems quite high in my opinion. I wanted to get your opinions on the quote. The unit is 733 sq ft. The quote was as follows:Re...