I went to a local REI meeting last night in Philly. So far, I like the group itself. David Lindahl was supposed to speak but instead one of his students came - I think that is not cool. I wish the invite flyer would h...

Hey! I've been very seriously considering digging out my basement in West Oakland, CA. It looks like the value per square foot is on the order of $700/sqft and the property has roughly 1000 square feet below. I'm curi...

Hello BP Nation,     I'm a few months into reading, researching, and generally educating myself primarily from you fine people. Listening to the podcast and reading posts often has me asking myself "Well that's intere...

Oh Well , its all about my well .  I have a duplex that was still using a hand dug well .  Like jack and jill went up the hill , except this one has a 3 ft round concrete lid and a pump in it .  I went over on Sunday ...

I have a rather large tree that needs to come down.  It is about 90 feet tall and more than 3 feet wide at the base.  It is a Honey Locust.  I am wondering if there is any possibility of selling the wood?  

Hey BP - I sent out my first round of direct mail and started receiving calls today. One of the calls is very promising, but it's very different than anything I've looked at before, and was hoping that you could all h...

Hey BP world, I've been navigating this site and am just amazed how great of a resource this is. I just got out o the Navy and will be starting school to become a physical therapy. I'm also in the process of closing o...

Hello, all. Just wanted to get a few suggestions on a house that I am looking at buying. It was flooded about 2 weeks ago when we got about 5 inches of rain in one morning. There ended up being roughly 6 inches of wat...

I am working on a rather large project with my company, which includes getting all of our owners to agree on management fees to charge for each property. Our management services includes single-family/town homes, mult...

Hello,I am about to hire a contractor to get flooring done in two of the units and wanted to know:If the rates quoted are reasonable? I have been quoted $1.40 per sq. ft for installation cost which includes removal of...