Hi. I'm looking for a licensed contractor in the San Mateo area to bring an exterior wooden staircase or build a new one entirely. Does anyone recommend a contractor they've worked with who's local to the area? Thanks.

While doing my Driving for Dollars I have come across several homes that have burn damage and look like they'd need to be torn down and rebuilt. I have 2 questions:1. to do a quick analysis - what are typical numbers ...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to the forum and real estate. I'm looking at a FSBO SFH in Westchester County, NY that per Zillow, was built in 1880, last remodeled in 1980. Zestimate is about $700k. The location is perfect...

Looking for advice on the best way to approach the county permit office to rebuild an outbuilding (non residential storage building somewhat over 200 sq ft) that is grandfathered in, but in poor condition (over 50% da...

Can I bid/buy a HUD home as owner occupied and immediately start demoing to build my forever home on my dream property?  The home has little to no value left after being abandoned for 6 years. It is a manufactured hom...

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I'm looking for a hard money loan to finance a home purchase and rebuilding cost. I am able to make necessary down payment. My intention is to later refinance into conventional owner occupied mortgage. It wil...

Good evening - I live in an older ranch style home in the Memorial Villages area of Houston, Texas.  Home / property values in this area are ridiculous.  The lot behind me just sold for 1.4mm (25k sq ft).  Four more h...

We lost our home in the Marshall fire at the end of 2021.  Luckily we had great insurance but we decided to bigger than before and we need to fill the gap.  We are already framed up and roof is going on this week.  Do...

Moving in different area. 

Hey BP,I've been on here for almost 4 years now, time has really gone by since I first read David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate and Brandon Turner's books.I did a quick search for Akiya's here on BP and didn't se...