Jody Schnurrenberger
What special touches/amenities do you add when you renovate?
What special touches or amenities do you add when you renovate? I'm not talking about paint color or flooring until you do something special like an accent wall in red or cork floors. I have some upcoming projects, ...
Brandon Turner
The Best Before/After Photos!! (Post Yours, Too!)
Hey everyone! To celebrate the new ability to upload photos easily here on the forums, I'd like to start a "before/after" thread here on the site so people can post their favorite transformations!
This is Y...
Kyle M.
Rehab to Buy and Hold
Hey guys, I am still looking for my first deal and back on the hunt! Buy & holding "average plus" properties in my area doing yield a positive cash flow in my area. My new strategy is to rehab a "fixer upper"...
Waverly Rennie
Ellicott City MD contractor charging >$300 sqft for rehab
Our architect has done a good job helping us draw up plans to rehab a wing of an 1880 property (including some tear down and re-creating) and suggested working with one of the three contractors he often uses. The cont...
Manuel A.
Check out my First Prospect! Guess the Repair Costs!
Alrighty my fellow BiggerPocketians, here are the crazy pictures of my first prospect. But before we begin, you may have noticed I uploaded a picture of my actual self... So yeah... that's me, nice to meet you all hah...
Nick Brubaker
Question on a basic principle
The 2017 Cost vs. Value Data (http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2017/) shows that aside from the installation of attic insulation for no other home improvement project are the costs invested able to be recoup...
James Campanaro
Buyers trying to renegotiate after appraisal came in 10k under
Got a question for anyone:After having my grandparents home on the market for roughly 3 weeks and several viewings later with NO offers - we get one offer for $100 dollars above asking price LOL - ok so I accepted - h...
Emmanuel N Okafor
Extra eyes needed on a 46 unit apartment deal I am analyzing
Hello,I am trying to buy my first apartment complex. I currently own 11 single family rental properties. I did an interest-only cash out refinance last month and pulled out $914,000 that I want to use to buy an apartm...
Anthony Wick
Indoor Paint Color for all rentals
Ok, I’m on my phone and just too lazy to search all the past forums. I want an indoor paint color that I can put in every room, in every rental that I own. You know the routine. Easy to touch up without needing to mat...
Justin Goodin
“Conservative UW is Dead”
“Conservative underwriting is dead.”
Rob Beardsley brings up a great point. It’s extremely difficult to be an active real estate investor in this market if you are using extremely conservative underwriting technique...