Hi BP, I have a rental unit that I want to add one room in the basement. I will frame out the walls on the inside of the block, seal and insulate. I was going to drywall it with mold resistant drywall, but would like ...

Interested in different opinions on building vs buying in the current RE market?
I am looking at either purchasing an existing “value add” duplex vs finding a correctly zoned vacant lot to build on. In both circumst...

I just picked up a new rental about 2 weeks ago A nice 2/1 with a unfinished basement . Been going over everything , called my painter last week and he tells me he is swamped and cant get there for 3 weeks .  Damn . I...

I toured a foreclosure today. It has been listed on again and off again since July 2014. I think the reason why it hasn't sold is due to some serious issues with the cinder block foundation (basement walls). Two of th...

We just bought a property - actually, closing on it tomorrow. It's bank owned and has some issues. Former owners did some changes to the front porch and siding. They removed part of the white vinyl and replaced it ...

Does anyone have good or bad experience deepening a crawl space that is so shallow that it doesn't allow for full access to the crawl space and floor joists for inspection?

I have had some termite trouble so this i...

So I'm about to start rehabbing this house, and in my opinion adding a cornice all around would make the house not look as boxy and add character for little money. Maybe even add siding. My contractor is trying to tal...

Hi All,I have been been methodically building my way towards launching my investment strategy and continue to find that my most productive time is spent building strong relationships in the area. However, in many of m...

Hey BP,
I'm in the process of acquiring a 6 unit complex in the midwest. The building sits behind an alley where it is common to add parking from the alley to the back.  There is a backyard to the property that we w...

This is just a brief post to give some insight into the local maintenance costs in the Metro Detroit area.  Maintenance costs are a huge factor in the profitability, or not of any investment property.  A little backgr...