Kitchen - Arquilla Drive, Richton Park, ILTo improve the kitchen layout, we made a slight modification by creating a bar and connecting it to the opposite wall. It made for a much better design is this space! We also...

I own a victorian house that was fully gut renovated/modernized 18 years ago. (I bought it 3 years ago)I'm trying to see how long in the future I will need to do another gut renovation, so I can start saving up some m...

Hey BP Ladies & Gents,First post in the forums. My fiance & I are looking at 2-3 bedrooms to buy and hold as rental properties in Colorado Springs. We live in Denver, and I have a few years experience in SFH p...

I'm currently closing on my first flip house. Its a 1350 sq ft single family home in the Houston area and needs mostly cosmetic work. My hard money lender requires I have homeowner insurance so I started by getting a ...

Even though I would not “Do This Myself” I think this is the right forum.Most of our properties are 3 bed 1 bath houses with slab foundations built in the 60's and they've done very well for us. We continue to look fo...

Hello all,As stated above, I would like to acquire as much knowledge as i can on how to expand my family business. My grandfather raised me working on his rental properties through childhood. It has now come to a time...

If semi gloss is easier to wash out than  satin, then why don't they use semi gloss for the walls?What paint do you guys usually use?

Hi BP Nation,I am currently house hacking a two-family home in Milwaukee, WI. I've been making updates throughout the property as needed and one of the things I noticed is that all the outlets upstairs are "three pron...

i did some research and got various conflicting answers. maybe i can get a corroborated answer here (please link the source if possible)

what is the recovery period for the closing costs of a residential rental (1040...

I'm looking through the MLS and find this duplex.  Looks nice and in a decent B-class neighborhood.  There has been some rehabbing, floors, walls, etc. throughout both units. Both sides have 2 beds but one side is one...