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Hello BP Community,
I’m in the Phoenix metro area and am looking to acquire my first investment property to flip. To keep expenses down I would like to perform some of the cosmetic work myself. I’ve done several live...
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Hello BP,You guys had plenty of info for me when a furnace went that I thought I would now ask you an Air Conditioning question:1. Based on the info provided, does it seem to be solid advice to replace the entire unit...
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Sparing some details here - I've completed a few flip projects using my contractor. Looking to partner up on the next project to see how it'll go. I'm the capital guy and accountant, he's the construction arm- we both...
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Is it common practice for the contractor you hire to charge a “PM fee”? I’m interviewing contractors in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and one of them said their structure with other investors is they charge a 10% (of prof...
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Recently my dad paid 12000 dollars to build a decent sized garage in our back yard. It is about the size of a mid to small home and it has an attic. I was thinking that if he bought some land for 10000 and paid a litt...
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Hello friends, I am considering a property that needs a replacement onsite septic tank. I already have the permit, but a company quoted me 20,000. Any ideas why it’s so high? When I google a replacement the average is...
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Just curious if anyone has used any of the membrane Products on the market as opposed to Backerboard or mud beds for tile floors. At a glance it looks like these products, such as Durock, would enable a much quick...
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Hello, Im new to real estate investing and I have watch countless YouTube videos but I am still struggling with running numbers such as estimating repair cost to properly evaluate a deal. Any advice or direction would...
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Hello, so i have questions about home improvement loans and the pros and cons about them. I bought my first home that was a fixer upper that my family and i currently live. The more i do the more projects seem to pop ...
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New to the forum.Does any one know what the approximate daily rate for a construction expert (electrician, plumber, finished carpenter, etc) and possibly a helper in Los Angeles County is?