I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...

Alright. You just bought a house that needs some TLC in just about every aspect. Carpets need ripped out, walls need painted, windows need replaced, wood floors need refinished, kitchen and bathroom need updating, etc...

I have a kitchen with 70's laminate custom cabinets. It seems worth exploring new doors and refacing the carcasses rather than ripping it all out or just leaving it.  Anyone have experience with this kind of job? What...

Hello all,
I am looking into an older kitchen cabinet remodel and was wondering if there were any creative people out there that had any ideas. The cabinets are in very good condition for their age and I am looking a...

Congrats to @Kristopher Toribio and thanks for letting me make a deal diary. I sold Kris his first property a few years ago in Albany Park which was a 2 unit he did a similar style rehab on and then got re-appraised h...

Greetings BP members,I'm looking to purchase a property and rehab it to flip.  My question, is there a rule of thumb about how the funds should be paid out to the contractor?  For example, if a contractor gave me a qu...

Below are pics of what I'm working with. It's an 1880's home and everything I've read says they used pine and the lumber store said it was either pine or fir so I'm guessing it's pine. In my opinion the floor is great...

A roofer did a job for me. The quote we talked about is about $7200 without replacing rotten wood.
When I asked him how much rotten wood he would have to replace at the maximum he said it would cost $ 1000
After fin...

My husband and I bid on a foreclosure in auction terms for 25k in buffalo area. There is 2k buyers premium, first year taxes and closing costs. We had a house inspector who was a contractor for 25 years do the inspect...

Hello BP community, I am closing on my first deal in a couple weeks. It’s a triplex in South Jersey. For those familiar with the area it’s in Egg Harbor City. The appraisal requested the existing wood siding be painte...