We closed on a short sale (after nearly 5 months) and have the HUD and were getting ready for demo when we received a call from the seller's agent. She said that an attorney for the seller filed bankruptcy 2 days befo...

Hi gys - Any experiences with kitchen upgrades.Basically - new countertops, new cabinets, back splash, lighting, paint, floor tiles, appliances.I am talking a standard size kithcen in a 1400 sf condo. Could be 175sf -...

As the market is starting to settle, we're telling our clients to budget for extra carrying costs, and project profit margins based on the new normal.  In December I'm going to host a webinar about the current market ...

I am familiar with Chicago south side rentals of SFHs, but not Evergreen Park which borders the south side Beverly neighborhood.  Any rental investors familiar with both areas?  More specifically, I am looking rental ...

Bought this property 9 years ago , it was built in the 1940s . It was as close to original with minimal updates when I got it . Its a 2 bed 1 bath . ( on 3 acres)  .  I made it clean , neat and habitable to get it ren...

Good afternoon BP community. I am in the process of setting my capital improvement budgets for the year and I need some suggestions. The situation is that I have a 4-plex that has a central boiler and wall A/C un...

I'm an architect living in San Diego California, working on mostly new and remodeled SFH's. I just learned about this site a few days ago and have been reading it constantly although I really should be studying for ...

Is it just me, or has the Real Estate Market, nay all current modern markets, been taken over by constant overuse of buzzwords made popular by the millenial "Startup" generation? Is it just the industry jargon of the ...

Has anybody had any luck with short term vacation rentals with a minimum of 30 day stays? I am looking for investment opportunities in Pinellas county more specifically Saint Petersburg and they have local laws that l...

Hi,I have a triplex which I’m working on. It’s technically a duplex and a house on the same property. It is/was in pretty bad shape but I’m repairing it in order to rent it out. My questions are about how the property...