Hello everyone.My name is Jim.I live in Worcester M.A..Glad I found this site.I have been doing a lot of reading lately as I am new to real estate investing.I frame new homes for a living now but want to transition...

I'm a certified general real estate appraiser in Birmingham, Alabama with seven years experience covering the entire state. I've been "planning to get started" investing in real estate for some time now, but haven...

Do you guys 1099 your workers? I have been paying cash to my workers and im startign to get worried come tax time.. anyone else have some advice regarding this? I track expenses  in an excel sheet but im not sure if t...

Watched Up with Chris Hayes this weekend, interested in the violent crime discussion, and surprised to hear the theory that it could be caused by lead and lead based paint and how abatement is essential. Found this a...

Looking at a potential foreclosure property, backyard of house is on a slight decline, as is all the other 5 houses in a row. There are several cracks throughout the exterior of the house, some have even been tuck poi...

Hello Everyone!I’m Andrew and I live in the San Diego area. I currently work as a budget analyst, and I’m very interested in real estate investing. I don’t currently have any properties, but I’d like to get into buy a...

For years most rehabbers in the District of Columbia have used the standard granite countertops in kitchens and baths, usually with a granite backsplash, in one of about 4 basic color groups.

In the last 6 months ho...

Hey everyone, I'm looking to buy my first property and I want to ask if anybody has location recommendations for the Austin, Tx area? Or even advice in general. My criteria is residential multi-family, I would like to...

Hello,I was looking up fair housing laws in Chicago because I am trying to rent out a unit, and I came across an article online that said we are not permitted to say that income must be three times the rent, because i...

My wife and I are moving to LA for two yrs. Looking to buy and hold investment property to start building long-term wealth. I am low risk, like stability, and plan on getting a property manager early on when needed. T...