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I called the county permitting office and they do require a permit to replace a water heater. Since it's highway robbery to pay a licensed plumber to do anything, I was wondering if most people ignore the permit issue...
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My fellow investors, and RE pros, I need your opinion. This would also be a good question for #AskBP. While I would think active investing (you know, wholesaling, flipping, being a landlord) as well as value adding to...
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Hi all,
I'm new and found the bigger pockets after reading "How to Invest in real estate" book from Brandon and Josh. Very good book, thank you both for writing it!
I started long ago with no education in real esta...
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So I found a property that has SERIOUS potential. The duplex is owned by an elderly couple, both of which were moved into a home and this is an estate sale. Asking price is $27,900 and assessed value is $19,800. The h...
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Hey! Currently flipping a property (blast podcast all day every day haha) but we are finishing up here ourselves and we would like to try selling without an agent, legalities aside (we have attorneys and everything fo...
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I was cleaning out the basement of one of our rentals...
I saw something stuck in a corner behind a bolted on rack of shelves. I couldn't quite get to it and had to unbolt the whole unit from the wall. Worth it.
Unc...
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So i feel and have heard comments about me getting rich while the contractors or employees do work for me which i feel isnt there business. They dont understand it and it makes me angry and mad but do feel exactly whe...
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I am a general contractor that partnered with 3 investors to flip a house. We all agreed to hire my company to do the renovation and agreed on a set budget and got a contract by my company. My company completed the re...