This is my first investment property that I just purchased. Is it smart to do a complete gut or save the walls that I can save. My plan is to redo the kitchen and open up one of the walls for a larger bathroom. Some o...

If possible i need a little advice on how to ask someone for private financing. So far this past year I have successfully done 4 deals using the famous brrrr method and I am currently waiting on the refi on another pr...

Hi fellow investors!I need some advice on a situation. I purchased my first home 15 years ago, and ended up having a half wall a.k.a divider taken out  by a friend due to my kids consonantly banging into it and getti...

Hi everyone,One of the exterior brick walls on the outside of my building's primary residence is showing significant deterioration and damage. This is a 4 unit, 4 story brownstone in Downtown Jersey City, NJ. I had th...

Hi ll,I am closing on a cash only deal in a couple of weeks in a very hot market in Philadelphia. The property closed showings after 72 hours, and called for best and final within the next 24 hours. Knowing this I bro...

Hey everyone, I was just working on my company's standard operating procedures and wanted to run a quick survey for those of you who flip.

For homes that have un permitted additions what is your most likely c...

Hi,Looking at a fixer upper needing everything (let's assume), what areas could be best done by the owner?  My personal opinion is that a lot of the demo could be done by the homeowner, as well as anything else that's...

It makes sense to define real property for tax purposes when discussing real estate tax.
Under 1.856-10, real property is actually defined as land and improvements to land. Local law is not controlling. Although this...

During the inspection, a crack was discovered outside the building but no crack inside. There are signs of some water damage.  My reliable contractor says 10k in expense.  My fear is will the building collapse down th...

hey all, im an engineer by trade, been working on RF Electronic warfare systems for our national security systems for about 10 years. Unfortunately my designation and degree don't mean much when it comes to doing your...