I am putting together my SOW for my first flip and want to upgrade the electric on the two story to grounded. Why? I want to put out a good product (that sells easy!) and it makes sense to me to upgrade the electr...

Has anyone recently/ever received a LOC against improved lots? How did you pitch the opportunity to the lenders?We have 9 improved lots that are part of an existing subdivision near Kenosha, WI. They were purchased wi...

I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:

How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?

Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...

I have a rental property that I purchased in October 2015. I have been and continue to rehab it, in other words I've never tried to rent the property. My question is if I can take my improvements and maintenance costs...

Good evening BP users!

Appreciate your advice in advance as we are just starting our investment journey. We recently closed on our property and are hoping to have a long-term tenant in place. They haven’t even starte...

I'm freshening up some landscaping at a rental property and am wondering if there are steps I can take to make this a repair or misc expense or is it a capital improvement no matter what? Cost is ~$1500 if that i...

I recently had a post "Out of State Investing-SCAM! False promise land of cash flow".https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/351...I may have given the wrong message that out of state investing is not a good wa...

Last year I purchased a 6 unit apartment - quadplex & 2 smaller single family houses. I've been wanting to find the balance of improvements to retain residents & attract future quality interest.

Things I ...

Marketwatch just posted an article discussing the benefits of utilizing Goldman Sachs' personal loan 'Marcus' for home improvement. Would love to start a discussion to get the thoughts of others who may have some more...

I've lived in my triplex for about a month now and have two high ticket items that I think should be taken care of asap. 1- The roof is starting to leak and hasn't been replaced since it was built in 1983.2- All the w...