I have a non conforming basement unit in a legal 3 flat. The ceilings in the basement are a hair over 7' (full size door fits), and trying to understand whether to duplex down my first floor unit and go from 3/1 to 4/...

Alright...I am going to post what happens every week in my real estate business. Why? So you will learn from my mistakes as well as get inspired by my successes. I also hope by doing this, BP Nation will help me ac...

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I received 4 bids to replace the roof, and I am really confused. Some contractors say there's MORE than 1 layer, some say there's only 1 layer of older roof.
First, Is it necessary to remove the exist...

I'm meeting with a Realtor in the near future who is focused very much on foreclosures in a market I'm looking to break into. He's an amiable guy, as far as I can tell through emails, and I'd like to establish a rela...

I think the constant discussion of California vs anywhere else is intriguing. So I pose a question. Hypothetical, if a person had a  2 million dollars to invest, they purchased property with 1 million in California an...

The building department wants the wall that separates the 2 units fire rated 1hour. I have no idea where to start. I asked the city for some help and they send me to google. Any help is appreciated thanks.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50...I'm no smarter than the next guy and nobody knows the future. But my common sense tells me you can't increase housing prices 50% or more in two years and expect them to stay there. I p...

I have no experience owning a mfg home.  It is a 3BD, 2BA home with about 1300sqft, a detached garage on an owned lot so no lot fees.  Structurally the home seems sound and looks like mostly cosmetic work needed.  My ...

Hi BP!My business partner is "credit challenged" (585 Credit Score), which is preventing her from qualifying for conventional financing, among other things. She wanted me to reach out to this group and get some recomm...

On July 1, 2019 an extremely bad hail storm hit the town I live in.  Every roof I own is damaged, some roofs are badly hit, some siding is ruined on one or 2 sides, many windows are broken, and there is broken glass i...