Hey, guys!So I am having a bit of an issue with appliances. @Sam Grooms and I closed on a 98-unit a couple of weeks back (there's a  10-page thread about it here). We are looking at a $1.4M rehab, and so far the biddi...

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(Monday, November 23, 2020)

When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...

So we're a few flips in now and we've only used IKEA cabinets with the soft close hinges. They look good and work well but our contractors hate them due to the assembly time. We're probably getting dinged by the contr...

I know there are a couple of threads on the cost of furnishing a STR and they do appear to vary greatly (size, market, target audience etc.) and I'd still love to hear about cost but some of my other questions for the...

I am in the process of building my home from scratch. We bought land several years ago and are ready for construction. I have heard that making a trip to China to purchase myriad of products that you would buy here (t...

I have an entry way floor that I am trying to figure out what to do with. Sorry I don't have a picture, but let me explain. It's a two-family home. The floor I am referring to is when you open the outside door into th...

I had a good fine dining restaurant in a 3500sf space when we purchased the mixed use building (38 residential units upstairs, 3 office/retail and a restaurant on street level). The owner/chef got distracted and w...

I recently discovered mold in one of the rooms in my house had come back, and it's worse than before. I have been doing more research into DIY mold removal, and most people advise using a bleach and water solution. I ...

1. What is the average price for a Granite countertop by sqft?

2. Have you ever seen a tiled Granite countertop? Is that just plain weird?

3. Does anyone know any contacts in Chicago that might offer me a good price...

Which is the better investment currently, 5 years, 10 years down the road? Which will give more bang for the buck? I’m guessing single family rentals are less risky and more passive income?