Richard F.
Importance of proper contractor's coverage
True Story:
A former employer recently e-mailed me with details of a situation that I find quite disturbing. He was managing Broker for a mid-sized Property Management and Investor Real Estate Sales company.
It seem...
William Hull
Apartment Building Developers Face Shortage of Construction Work
Since the crash of the housing market, there has been a substantial impact on the construction industry. As developments are continuing to grow in number and the industry is picking back up, work is available again, b...
Roberto Costa
Licenses and permits
I am just about done setting up my LLC, Does anyone know if you need a business license or seller's permit in Virginia?
Bienes Raices
Is the Eurozone about to break apart?
I keep hearing rumors of this, but I don't whether it's a real possibility, or just more hysterical drama. And for someone who knows more about econ. than I do, why is the EU necessary to compete? After all we don't s...
Arash Sayyar
Construction Insurance for New Build
Hi everyone!Does anyone have any suggestion on Builder's risk insurance? I am starting my first New Construction as "Owner/Contractor" and curious if I should go with insurance brokers or big companies like AAA(or si...
Michael Gloss
Painters w/o Insurance
First time poster, long time researcher/reader. I just had a GC repair all the rotten wood on our exterior trim and now need to hire a painter to scrape and paint the exterior trim. 42 windows, so big job. We own a...
Troy Zsofka
Contractors vs. Employees
I've noticed from reading posts and listening to the podcast that a lot of investors these days seem to be using contractors for their rehabs. I understand that high-volume fix and flip investors might be better off d...
Myles Van Leuven
Rental Assistance Programs - Don't Believe the Promises
I have a tenant who contacted Volunteers of America back in November for unpaid rent. He told me that they were going to cover rent for November and then December. I have never allowed a tenant to be this late payin...
Stephanie Medellin
Using Temp Agency Labor for Demo and Other Small Jobs
Does anyone use temporary help from staffing agencies or temp agencies to hire a few workers for the day? We typically do a lot of the work ourselves because without getting a workers comp policy I wouldn't want to r...
Eva Salas
I Went Naked!
Last week I used a laborer, and because of a communication error I "went naked" i.e. he was not insured by workers comp. He helped with painting and tile installation so neither was a dangerous activity...but still. I...