I'm thinking about getting an owner/builder worker's comp insurance policy so that I can engage a few guys to do a condo remodel for me. I want them covered with workers comp to avoid any liability lawsuit if anyone g...

Just wondering what is payed normally in southern Californian for a property that size just in labor

Hi everybody! I am new to Real estate investing, and just went under contract on my first house in the West Fort Worth area. I haven't gotten my inspection yet, but already I can tell the house will need a little bit...

Hi All,I got a bid back from a contractor in Florida that is labor only.  Seems like I have heard that you can make a rough estimate at labor, based on material cost (2-3 times materials = cost of labor).  I have trie...

Hi BP community,New investor looking for some help creatively structuring a partnership. I'm looking at making a purchase with a long time friend. We'd each contribute equal capital into the partnership, but our compe...

We just bought a dishwasher for a rental property and we know that we cannot expense it this year. Our understanding is that this is consider a Capital Expenditure and if gets depreciated over a period of time. Ours q...

With the incoming (some say current) recession that we will be facing, discretionary income will be lower.  For the "smaller" mom and pop type families that want to add a master bathroom/bedroom, remodel their kitchen...

I've been using college kids, just out of college, stay at home mom's, etc to work on our crew to help fix our flips.  We subcontract concrete, roofing, and exterior painting, siding, windows if we are doing the whole...

How do you guys go about finding day laborers and how do you know they are capable?  Also, what is the going rate per day in the northeast nowadays?

I was searching the BLS website for current and projected job growth by city but instead it is showing by occupation. I called and spoke to them and they told me they only have national data and you can go to projecti...