Sometime in the next few years when equity frees up, I would like to rehab a house. I feel like I need to know more about how houses work in order to do this instead of solely relying on bringing a contractor out. I w...

What does it take to get LEED certified?

Hi everyone,My wife and I currently live in South Korea and plan on moving back to the USA in early 2019. Right now we own 9 turnkey SFH's and plan on having 24 by the end of the year, maxing out our 20 Fannie Mae all...

Hi everyone, I could use BP's advice. My PM charges me crazy fees for everything. For example, the furnace crapped out, and he arranged to have it replaced (which is fine) but also charged me $200 for bringing 2 heate...

My wife and I have assumed interest in our first rental property in an EC beach city through a quitclaim deed from parents. We are putting some monies into the joint and we need to know which are the most durable kitc...

How do you estimate/project renovations/rehab, in an apartment building?

As a relatively new investor i do not know the best places to buy larger materials ( cabinets, countertops, etc ... ). Back in highschool i worked as a handyman and have worked on rehabs before but was never in charge...

I am currently designing Podio and some integrated systems to capture repair costs, solicit and award contractors bids, manage and report on labor and material costs as well as controlling multiple project progression...

Me and my wife are planning to start REI. We have high w2 income and would like to offset it using paper loss strategy.  Here is what I am thinking.We are planning to get one STR every year, manage it ourselves to hav...

Hi,We maybe considering buying a brand new property for STR purposes.  Also looking to tap into tax benefits of self managing STR.  Is it advisable to place the in ground pool first year of owning the property?  In do...