Is it customary for an electrician to charge a fee for pulling permit plus the cost of the permit?  
 I was sent a code violation for work that wasn’t completed 2 years prior to me purchasing the property. I called ...

I'm currently contracted for a Duplex built in 1928 in the Belmont neighborhood of Dayton. Went through an inspection and uncovered a lot of things that should have been updated but was not. Some big things include:
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I've purchased my first property in Northern Illinois about 30 minutes south of Joliet. It is a 1400 sq ft single family in a C class area that I plan to rent.The place will need all new utilities/appliances. Two la...

If I want to hire my best friend, for example, who has done work for me and I know his work is good quality, what issues will this present in my BRRR? Will I have an issue getting hard money? etc TIA!

Hi fellow BP'ers. I thought I could get some thoughts and experiences.I am looking at a foreclosure, unoccupied for at least a year or so, that was previously owned by an investor. Their initial rehab was obviously sh...

We are doing our first flip in Denham Springs, LA, just outside of Baton Rouge. The house got about 5' of water and has been completely gutted ll the way to the studs throughout.  All electrical, plumbing, and AC will...

Hi everyone,

I created an account on here about two years ago, forgot about it, then started meandering around the forums again a week or so ago since I bought my first property.

Anyways, I recently bought an REO co...

My husband just put an offer on a “fixer upper” of 95k. He was approved for a construction loan of 200k total. This house is 2500 sqft and we haven’t even had a contractor give us an estimate yet. According to the con...

I have a house that has some active knob and tube wiring still in the house. I have been gathering quotes to update all of the wiring and update the panel but the quotes are coming out a lot higher than I was expectin...

I’m on my first flip, and the official start for renovations was November 1st 2018. I was told it would take 12 weeks to complete the project and now we are well past that and still having issues. All of a sudden I ne...