We are building spec homes in a community where there are other builders.  The house two lots down from us was originally listed as 3178sf for $769k which comes out to $241/sf.  I noticed the house went "Active with C...

I'm curious everyone's thoughts on using IRR to evaluate deals vs some of the other calcs that are seen more often.As (new) buy and hold investors in our early 40s, my husband and I are far less concerned with what ha...

I recently became aware of the benefits of owning and using a non-contact infrared thermometer. Here is a great link from the NDSU Extension office:"A simple way homeowners can check their homes for heat loss is with ...

I am looking for recommendations for storm window installers in the Chicago or West Suburbs (Oak Park, etc.).  

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How do you calculate a offer on a wholesale rental property potential deal. ?

If you’ve seen my recent posts, you might know I’m trying to get my way into wholesale. Everyone around me is saying the timing is bad, the market it too hot, etc. But I know that I need to do this. I need to do thi...

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So this property I have under contract needs some work done to it, so I am having three contractors come out this weekend and give me an estimate. I am making the appointments with an hour gap. The first c...

In my opinion, inflation rates are extremely understated, please see these two articles that drive the point home:http://www.businessinsider.com/if-people-knew-the-...https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-09/devonshi...

Hi All This is my first post in BP. Great community here. Glad I could find this. I have a primary in California and looking for my first investment property in Austin. There are some new home under construction in Hu...

Hi all,I was wondering if anybody can give me a qualified answer to the following:When searching on internet data bases- (for example Zillow, Trulia, Street Easy and others) their is usually a square footage given for...