Benjamin Lemieux
Interview questions for a general contractor
Good evening BiggerPockets family, My partner and I have spent the last month or so building a team out of state (Missouri). One part of our team we have not lined up yet is a general contractor. I was wondering if an...
Kevin Lefeuvre
What will be the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on real estate?
How will the actual crisis impact the real estate market in your opinion?
The fact is that , justified or not, the crisis has already hit many businesses including hospitality & tourism, transportation, financial...
Shawn Adderly
Converting Basement unit to legal third unit
I recently bought a multi-family property in Chicago. I am looking to have the basement be made into a legal third unit. I would like to have the basement redone to have a separate heating system from the 1st floor un...
Amit M.
Why appreciation matters in the SF/Bay Area
check out this interpretation of the case-shiller index over the last 30 years. Basically several huge, long run ups, and a few short, minor corrections. Tricky and challenging to get in, but this is how you make the ...
Daniel Coleman
General Contractor stealing design
I have question for all the real estate professionals out there, I am starting on a new project as a new real estate developer, I had a general contractor ask for my plans and rendering PDF (All are copyrighted) to ge...
Eric James
Is real estate appreciation a myth? Adjusting for inflation
One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation. However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation. There are specific points in time ...
Brent Langlois
Hire CPA for taxes worth it?
I'm a relatively new real estate investor. My question is simple. Given my current situation, is it worth it to spend the money to hire a CPA to do my taxes. I own my home and one investment property which was rented ...
Melissa Gittens
Paint and Lighting for Rentals
Hi Everyone, I wanted to know if you guys/gals could make some suggestions on Lighting and paint choices for rentals. I usually go with a off white/beige color paint with white trim and then for lighting I wanted to s...
Jason Nguyen
Which strategy works best for the current market condition?
As you may have known, interest rate went up a lot recently and that forced the majority of retail buyers out of the game. Therefore, flipping takes longer to sell or may need to go down in prices if on market too lon...
Stuart Gardner
What Value do we Add?
What Value do we Add?I pose this question, because, with real estate being one of the few wealth building vehicles, I find myself asking, "Am I the only one that benefits from it?" For in every business, all of the s...