Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $321,000

Cash invested: $95,000

I flipped this property to myself!! This was a pretty big rehab project and took a ...

So I accepted and signed a proposal from a contractor to lay plywood, new baseboards and install floating floors with provision that we would demo the existing floor which was slate and pergo.
Where the slate was pl...

Hey everyone! I was having lunch with another RE investor today and she mentioned issues in the past with refiing a property that contained lead paint. Has anyone had issues doing a cashout refi for a property older t...

This is the first house where we are going to paint the exterior, and we need to pick a color. It is a flip, and we pretty much did a full renovation on the interior.

I hired a professional painter, but I need to pic...

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I am hoping to get some advice on buying investment properties that are known to have lead paint present. I'm buying in the Hudson County, NJ area for any of you who know the specifics of this market.

My q...

I’m going to be listing my house on the market. I’m shooting for mid-August listing. Talking with my agent he suggested replacing the roof. It’s a 30 yo wood shake and ugly. Also new paint. It’s about 25 years old. A...

Many here use the 50% expense rule when evaluating rentals. Is this true even on new construction? I mean, if you buy a brand new home then I would image you won't have a lot of expenses for the first few years (oth...

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) other investment.
Purchase price: $888,000 Cash invested: $222,000Purchased an existing duplex on a 17,000 sf. hillside lot with the potential for a larger develo...

BP!    Referring to Brandon's Article HERE, he says we need to buy a property that we can instantly appreciate 10%. How would even estimate or figure out if this would be possible with some minor TLC (paint, carpet, e...

@Gail White wrote in an earlier post:I have made an offer on a house where there has been a very heavy smoker living for a number of years. The originally white popcorn ceiling is now yellow over the entire surface. T...