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The 2017 Cost vs. Value Data (http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2017/) shows that aside from the installation of attic insulation for no other home improvement project are the costs invested able to be recoup...
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I just closed on my investment property a 3 family I was considering converting my basement into a 1 bedroom apartment, but was wondering if there was any rules and regulation, also I don't see a downfall in this theo...
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I'm a new agent and need some advice.I showed a home on a hill.When I went downstairs one part was fully underground and another part was not underground at all.I've noticed some basements are fully or partially under...
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Hello!Urban Turf reminds Washington, D.C. residential investors that we need to obtain a basic business license before putting up our shingle: https://dc.urbanturf.com/artic...Regards,Danny
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Has anyone been successful at finishing a basement and turning it into a legal or illegal apartment to rent out as extra income?
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Hi all, I have been rehabbing a SFH in Bethel Park and am finally almost finished. The last thing I need done is a basement bathroom to be updated with a basic shower pan/walls. Ideally, I would like this done by end ...
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I am redoing my basement and now that the drywall is done, I decided to remove the dropped ceiling as the ceilings were pretty low. I am having it sprayed black. Do you guys feel based on the ducts etc in the video th...
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Hey everyone, I'm a new investor and I just purchased my first rental property recently! I bought a duplex, and I am currently living in one unit while renting out the other. I don't currently make enough to cover t...
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Hi BP!First, let me say thank you! For the last year and a half, this community has been a wonderful place for learning as well as support.I'm happy to say I am under contract and have been pre-approved for my first h...
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Okay BPers - I'm back yet again to pester you with obvious questions, but not so obvious to me since I've called the entire Baltimore City Government and no one seems to know how to use a phone (Called at least 10 num...