Just wrapping this spec up. Closing next week. I plan to begin building and holding some smaller houses as rentals. This does not appear to be a very popular strategy for BPers, but the numbers certainly seem to work ...

Hello fellow investors, I have been on this site for almost a month now and been reading the blogs, articles and listening to the podcasts. I connected with few people and been gaining all the valuable education. I ha...

My name is David, I'm 28 years old, working as an independent contractor. I currently earn about $7,000 per month, working 50-55 hours a week at $34/hour. I'm also in school to advance in my field, which could increas...

Flipping my first property and have limited funds to invest. What are your top 5 “Bang for your buck” upgrades that will sell the house for top dollar? Please be specific!

After rehabbing a few rental properties, I get asked: how do you renovate your bathrooms? The simple answer I give them: white subway tile. The reason I do subway tile on my tub/shower surround is because subway tile ...

We are removing the Hardwood floor in our property. I believe it's Oak and I removed about 80 of  600 square feet so far with limited damage to the strips. I think I could remove most of it with no damage. My wife wan...

I need to paint the interior of my 1250 square foot vacation rental property. It needs some extensive prep work and has cathedral ceilings. Anyone have an idea of what something like that would cost with all materials...

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I am changing my primary residency into a rental and now I am dealing with insurance. The market value for the condo is $380k. My agent was asking me how much I want to cover for the place in the insurance...

I own three single family investment properties in Rochester, NY that I sold, under a three year land contract, to an individual. At the end of the three years, they were to have paid off the mortgages and bought me ...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $289,000

Cash invested: $300,000

Sale price: $700,000

I purchased this 912 square foot ranch style home, after ...