Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
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I am in the process of buying a property with a 30,000 sq ft lot.  I would like to subdivide the lot and possibly turn it into three lots that I can prepare building pads for.  I am going to rehab the house that is on...

I sold a rental recently and will have a sizable tax hit at the end of the year. I do not have any taxable stocks to sell at a loss to offset the capital gains. I’m still looking into solar panels for the primary hous...

I've been an electrician in Washington (the real one..) for 10 years, residential, commercial, and industrial. I've learned a ton from BP so this is me trying to give back with knowledge of something I know very well....

Ok, random one here... anyone in Indy ever put solar panels on your rentals?  Now before you tear into my crazy idea... I know, I know... I'm sure there a ton of reasons why you don't want to do this... but I'm an env...

Attempt number two to get pictures to work. 8 bed/4 bath fourplex built in 1920 in Troy OH. We're currently working on getting into our first small multifamily, and the numbers look good on this one. Area is decent. O...

Hello all,We are closing on a 12unit next month. The inspection showed there are 8 water heaters that are near double life expectancy (so they are 10 year water heaters but some are 18 years old). Would you replace th...

Hi, The trend in Silicon Valley, in the pricier buildings, is toward in unit W/Ds. I'm wondering a few things, but mostly has anyone done this and how much more (in %) they were able to get for their units after insta...

I estimated a $20 per square foot reno on a 936 sq ft home. Isn't this supposed to include things like windows, doors, cabinets, bath, drywall etc. I thought the average for estimating was somewhere between $8-!5 doll...

Hi Everyone!I am originally from Erie, PA. For those of you who are not familiar with the area, the winters are pretty harsh. Extremely cold weather and LOTS of snow. I am considering what to do for my first investmen...