Any one doing any commercial construction?  I'd love to here general advice or potential pitfalls to avoid.  I am looking at purchasing a few acres and building 5000-7000 square foot steel building on it.  It's curren...

The purpose of this post is to see the difference in valuations from one investor to another. My thoughts on the DFW MLS listed properties is that a majority of the sellers are very unrealistic with list price and ar...

Found a great property that was in great condition. The only issue was that the furnace was old but functional. I had an inspector look at the house and he did not find any major issues.I closed on the property and li...

I just received the results from an inspection on a house I closed on (REO). My first flip and I’m trying to interpret these results to make sure I budget correctly. Any initial thoughts and budget numbers you (experi...

Hello BP,I recently found what I hope to be my starter property.  This is a HUD home in PA;is it normal for the buyer to have to pay an turn on utilizes for the home inspection?  Also is it normal for the seller/bank ...

Long post but here is summary: I refused to use a plumber's service and he threatens to report code violations in my property to authorities!I own a fourplex in Irving and I called a plumbing company yesterday (12/23,...

Hello community of Chicago!Please share your experienceWhat would typical water/garbage/gas bills look like for 3-4 unit multi family building in Chicago / Cook County / Illinois? Thank you for your time!

Good morning everyone,
     I was just searching to see if anyone has any tips to help keep utility costs down. I already had a buddy replace all high light bulbs in a 3 bedroom home and his last 2 electric bills wer...

I have 5 rentals that I have owned for several years now, all 'cash cows' throwing off money, with few maintenance problems.Since Christmas, I have had to replace the water heaters in 3 houses, had the blower motor an...

I own a 10 unit building in Oceanside CA.  Along with my property manager we noted instances were residents are clearly being wasteful (washing cars, not reporting leaks, multiple occupants etc.,.)  Where practical, w...