Hello all,My wife and I bought a house in Plattsburgh, NY about two years ago.  The house is a 2400 sq foot, 3 bed, 3 bath, big pool and hot tub.  Since we bought the house, I have put about $15,000 into it, as I have...

Hi AllMy question is this.  If I am lending to another investor money for reno costs for a fix and flip what is the best way to secure my investment?  Contract, property lien, etc.Thank you

I'm looking to buy a 6 unit building and running into difficulties finding financing. Building has a 1st floor retail space and the other 5 units are apartments so it falls under a commercial loan. Having a hard time...

Hi Everyone,I'm an investor from the Chicago market and have had great success finding quality suppliers and installers for nearly everything other than countertops. In Chicago, the thing is Quartz - Minneapolis seems...

Hello BP Family,I recently purchased a quadplex and one of the units is vacant. My PM recommends repainting the whole unit. The unit is 2br/1.5 bath (1150 sqft) with a ceiling about 8 ft. I plan to repaint the unit ov...

Maybe this question belongs on the BRRRR forum.  In any case, I'm asking about financing AND BRRRR so I guess it could go in either place.  I have a rental unit (3BR/2BA) that I planned on doing a BRRRR with.  I got i...

Five years ago it seemed more obvious to me where to invest in paper assets but these days the market seems like a roller coaster and unpredictable. I am tempted to start taking positions in shorting long term treasur...

I'll try to be brief, and I'm not looking for legal advice, more of a 'what would you do in this situation' thing.I put an offer on a new primary residence in Oregon in November (I live in California currently), which...

After recently relistening to a few podcasts (namely #224 with Chris Clothier) talk about his backdrop came up.  He has large whiteboards all around him tracking things like seminar schedules, KPIs (key performance in...

Hi BP -- I'm currently working on my first House Hack. I'm debating whether or not to fix old sewer waste pipe. It is a huge ticket item and can eat ~30-40% of my reno budget.Today I did a walk through with plumbers a...