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I am doing my first true house flip (have remodeled plenty of houses for rental) and am trying to figure out a contract to use with a new general contractor whom I have not worked with previously. After hearing about...
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Legal and illegal money. Where do we draw the line or where should the line be drawn for us? I have plenty of friends using money to fund their projects and really, have no idea where the funds are coming from. Lender...
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So I just had a free consultation with Solar Wolf Energy. Has anyone else used them before? It's a Florida company that is now here too. Anyone else used them before? They were quite open about the numbers, a bit shoc...
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I went around town trying to get good deals on granite and this is the best I got:
I can get 2cm, nice looking granite, which I plan using for the bathrooms, for $8.95/sqft (that's not a mistake!) which includes cuts...
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Hi everyone,I am currently live just north of Seattle but am looking to relocate down towards the Olympia-Lacey area and to invest in a fix and flip (in lower-middle income neighborhood) then 1031 into a 4-plex, which...
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Are you tired of dealing with tenants who treat your property like a demolition derby? It's time to take control. In this blog post, we will reveal powerful strategies and expert tricks to maintain order, prevent head...
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Hello BP Community:
My partner and I are looking at the rental market in the following areas:
Lawton, OK
Little Rock, AR
Fayetteville, AR
Texarkana, AR
Hot Springs, AR
Looking for feedback from anybody who ha...
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I live in California, and based on some of the advice I got when I introduced myself, I decided to start looking seriously into investing out of state. How would you suggest building a team at that distance? How do yo...
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Hey!So how is everyone handling the increased development costs, particularly the dramatic increase in lumber prices?I have started to see people put projects on hold hoping that material costs come down, but will the...
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When should you pay a contractor? Should you pay them in increments, with a deposit in the beginning, again midway through the project and lastly once the project is complete? Or is there a better way to protect both ...