Paul Meyer
Do you cut costs by just hanging 1/4" drywall over old (no demo)?
First, what I'm exactly saying is only cutting out lines across walls for all new rough-in electrical/plumbing/hvac/any mold damage AND THEN just hanging new 1/4" right on top to create a fresh new looking house. From...
Paul Meyer
Do you cut costs by just hanging 1/4" drywall over old (no demo)?
First, what I'm exactly saying is only cutting out lines across walls for all new rough-in electrical/plumbing/hvac/any mold damage AND THEN just hanging new 1/4" right on top to create a fresh new looking house. From...
Andreas Mueller
Mortgage rates can approach 5.5% in 2024, even if the Fed doesn't cut rates.
Happy 2024 BP Compatriots! Congrats, you made it 😉.
First post of the new year, where if you haven't read one of mine in the past, I do a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. Plu...
Kristen Haynes
Are interest rate cuts finally on the horizon? See the latest national housing stats!
Friday July 12, 2024 - by Scott Brixley
Real Estate News in Brief
Rate cuts are definitely coming. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell sounded a bit more dovish in his testimony to Congress, and then the CPI inflation ...
Leslie Sultan
Any broker/agent successfully sue a party who tried to cut you out of commission?
I'm wondering if anyone out there has successfully sued a buyer or seller for cutting you out of a commission. Â I have a client/Broker who is in this boat (oral agreement ONLY, no written contract, just emails)Â and I'...
Mark Fitzpatrick
Spending cuts, tax increases, or both? How's the debt ceiling debate going to work out?
With the specter of a US default growing over this debt ceiling issue, how do you think all this is going to work out? Republicans are firmly against tax increases and want steep spending cuts, but Democrats want tax ...
Susan Tan
My frugal plan to cut my housing costs in Bay Area: Move to OR/WA
Here’s my potential frugal plan to drastically reduce my housing costs in Bay Area. On Thursday begins Plan A, I’m gonna ask for a raise at my current W2 full-time software engineering job, and plan B, if that raise g...
Susan Tan
My frugal plan to cut my housing costs in Bay Area: Move to OR/WA
Here’s my potential frugal plan to drastically reduce my housing costs in Bay Area. On Thursday begins Plan A, I’m gonna ask for a raise at my current W2 full-time software engineering job, and plan B, if that raise g...
Joe C.
tenant says he's afraid that his infant will cut her fingers on brand new radiators.
 In 2015, i had radiators installed on the 2nd floor (bottom pic). In 2023, i had them installed on the 1st floor (top pic) at a cost of $1,000. They are from different manufactures. i got a new tenant in on Jan 1, 20...
Timothy Heck
how much to landscape cut grass 2x commercial and small residential next to each othe
Hello all,We have a commercial property on a local highway with a rectangle of grass/some bushes shrubs etc. around the parking lot and building in Linden NJ. Also the small house behind it with maybe a 1/4 acre sma...