Just curious about those who do their own painting. How long does it take you to paint an avg. size room. Let's assume:

- a 10x12 room
- ceiling one color, with a simple piece of moulding in the same color
- walls a ...

I'm looking at a house later this afternoon that I'm interested in flipping. It's listed at 35k, and houses in the area are in the 120-130 range. The realtor told me over the phone that it would need to be a complete ...

Good morning everyone!I wanted to write a quick post about recent experiences and lessons I have personally gone through regarding doing work yourself in your property vs. hiring it out and the pro’s and con’s that co...

I am an out of town investor. As such, I depend on a property manager (PM) to sign up new tenants, collect rents etc. Some security deposit $$ are in my bank,with a dedicated account and some have been kept with the p...

Hi, I am very new to all of this - just finished reading J. Scott's book.  I agree that there are several perks to getting your real estate license, but I am wondering if it's worth it if I only want to use it for the...

Hi all, I am looking for recommendations for owner/ builder lenders in the San Diego Area.  I am going to be purchasing vacant land with the intention of building my own house.  I am an architect with plenty of constr...

Hey all,Trying to get a better understanding on how many rely heavily on contractor work compared to learning and doing it yourself?  suggestions on particular areas of a rehab project to learn to gain a monetary adva...

I’ve got a question for those of you that flip without rolling up your own sleeves, but dirst a little backgrou d. I’ve always been the kind of guy that does everything myself, and have alreadu done all the work requi...

When you start something new (a new rent collection software, new method for maintenance requests, etc.) how specifically do you go about getting your tenants up to speed? Do you do a tutorial? Tell them to figure it ...

I have a good friend who has a few hundred thousand to invest and he wants to buy 10 rental properties. He lives about 3 hours from me. He wants me to manage his properties for 75 dollars/month per unit. Two que...