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Austin Good Best Ways to Cut Costs on Rehabs
30 January 2012 | 16 replies

Hello all,

Although I am not new to BP, this is my first post. I am a real estate broker and a real estate investor. I run a traditional real estate team as well as buy, rehab and sell properties. Last year we bought...

Jacob A. Before and After.... My First Flip!!!
7 May 2014 | 204 replies

Here we are finally done with my first rehab. I started back around the middle of August and 3 months and one massive act of vandalism later we are at the finish line! Please feel free to ask questions and make c...

Alex Varner Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
9 June 2019 | 192 replies

Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...

Mindy Jensen Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
31 December 2024 | 66 replies

I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...

Dan Ward If you ever have questions about paint...I'm your guy!
25 July 2017 | 136 replies

I spent many years as an industrial/architectural paint sales rep. I feel like I could answer and have probably dealt with most issues you encounter so please feel free to shoot me a message if I can ever help you out! 

Michael Guzik MYTH BUSTERS....Is being cheap really expensive?
18 December 2017 | 29 replies

Hey guys I have been listening to a lot of podcasts and many of them talk about frugality and saving money or being cheap. I was always raised to believe that being cheap is expensive, sure you may save money right no...

Brian Butterfield Difficulty finding the right contractor to fit my business
26 August 2015 | 51 replies

Contractors seem to be everywhere, but the right contractors to fit my business seem to be elusive. I've Compiled lists and cold called by searching places like homeadvisor or angieslist, as well as go through my netw...

Shane H. Good way to nail down cost of new const build duplex?
21 April 2016 | 22 replies

Hello,I have found an opportunity that I do not believe will last very long.  A development near me has been re-zoned for duplex construction and many of the lots are available.  This development was started a year or...

Jordan Williams Flip or Flop show really that accurate?
27 August 2019 | 47 replies

Just watched this show with my wife last night. It made me think of the quote the rich get richer but I'm still pretty skeptical. The show basically went as follows:If you have 300k cash to spare go buy a foreclosure/...