Gayle Eisner
Keeping a older home in Los Gatos
Hi: Currently I am considering whether or not to keep or sell my older home in the LG Mountains. It was a cabin built in 1936. I live in the property & have put money into the property such as double pane window...
Brandon Lee
Electrical Costs...the 3rd rail of home improvement.
Good Morning Bigger Pockets!I have made it my goal to get better at quickly estimating rehab costs. I have gotten pretty good at identifying and estimating almost everything in the house...however, I am still struggli...
Guido Bertoli
Refinance & Comp Questions
I am going to refinance my personal residence to get some cash but I had a few questions regarding how to approach a bank / credit union.I live in a neighborhood of a bunch of 4 plex condos. I have made a list of 7 pr...
William P.
First BRRRR, seeking out advice & analysis. (Dirt floor basement)
Hello Everyone!I starting out with house hacking last year, moved into my primary residence, and now have been thinking about my neighbors house that has been vacant since 2019 and not selling. I started working my nu...
Richard Graf
Scaling Portfolio Financially
Hello, thank you for taking the time to potentially help us. My wife and I are looking to purchase our first rental property. I have 15k saved. I am looking in class C neighborhoods. The property I am considering is 4...
Jeffery Scullark
Buy and Hold...in a flood zone
Long story short, ran the numbers on a property that looked like a great deal. After getting prepared to make an offer, I looked up the flood zone information and, behold, it was in a 500 year flood zone. After revi...
Account Closed
Cockroaches in Tenants stuff prior to full move in
I have a family moving into one of my rentals today. We signed the lease last week and were waiting to conduct the formal walkthrough till today. I allowed them to move a few things in prior to their official move i...
John P.
Cracked Foundation in South East Michigan
I live north of Detroit in Rochester MI. With the recent snow melt, I saw water under my refrigerator in the basement. I moved the refrigerator and have a crack from the top of the foundation to the floor. It is a ...
Phillip Cooper
What was your biggest unexpected cost in a flip?
I understand many have flipped 5+ houses or have tremendous experience with the renovation process. However, as a contractor I'm curious what was the biggest "miss" or unknown finding you've experienced in a flip? Fou...
Jonathan V.
My first flip, detailed adventure
Last week I put under contract a real fixer upper. 140 year old all cypress framed ~1250 sq ft. 3/1.
I have it under contract for $16,500. Comparables in the area are selling in the $80-90,000 range, average listin...