so far, my limited experience is rehabbing to first time home buyers.  But I am getting discouraged because I don't think the buyers even recognize all the work and expense I'm putting into the homes.  I live in weste...

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Part of the rehab will be dealing with many trades. Some are more professional than the other. My idea is I will never pay ahead of work done – that’s my only leverage I have. If ...

It sounds like a lot of people end up having a deal go bad or not being able to make a deal at all because there rehab estimates were off. Does anyone have, or could we put together, an itemized price list per unit? ...

Hello all!OK, so I'm new and I am reading and learning and marketing. Wash-rinse-repeat. I've even been involved in negotiations with FSBOs that have unfortunately fizzled. For the seasoned wholesalers, my question is...

Recently I've read the news of Boeing laying off several hundred workers at its Everett plant. Biz Journal article here. I am thinking to myself that layoffs come in waves and that this is just the first wave this yea...

Hello, I recently closed on my first (duplex) property to BRRRR. The property is in decent shape and requires medium rehab. As a newbie to this, I’d like to know what are some ‘typical’ rehab items/strategy to maximiz...

Hey BP!I am a newbie from Southern California and am interested in purchasing real estate in Georgia since the prices here are too steep and I would be flying out to GA several times a year anyway to visit family. Id...

Hey BP members!   I was toying with the idea (loosely) of investing in a car wash.  There are two for sale in my vicinity.  One has 5 bays, one of which is full service.Question:  does anyone have experience with a ca...

I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...