Thanks everyone for all the help and info on this site. Today I closed on my first "intentional" investment deal. I am already an accidental landlord (and out of state), and an accidental raw land investor (from a mov...

Hi out there in BP land!Do you guys have experience with estimating gut rehab costs for Philadelphia? I know it will all depend on who does it and how nicely its done...  The house is a 3 story, single family, 1500 s...

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I'm finally arriving at a point in my life where bad credit habits have been cleaned up and steady income and employment has been secured. I have always had an interest in Real Estate, Investing, and...

Starting a thread for people to share places to get good deals on building supplies local to San Diego. A lot of the local businesses are much cheaper than big box stores like Home Depot and even online. There are so ...

Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...

Hello! I am going to be closing on a rental at the end of the month and am considering making a few upgrades. The house is in fairly good condition and could be rented with the kitchen and bathrooms in their current c...

Hey everyone. I am working in my first b+h rental and its a house that has been in the family for 50 years and is in the fastest growing part of indianapolis.

I would say the plaster is in about 60-70% good conditio...

Hi Everyone,I'm looking at buying a Single Family House and converting the attic into another bedroom and have a couple questions:1.  The attic has two exits, the stair leading to it and window right next to the stair...

My tenant's lease is up at the end of April, and like many other places in the country I'm looking around at the real estate market here in south Florida and seeing everything skyrocket. I've had this tenant in place ...

If you had one suggestion that you wish you knew when you were first starting out, what would it be?