Being too involved in the work on my own flips has always been an issue for me. I was doing the tile backsplash on this flip Wednesday the 15th of this month figured after grouting Thursday and putting in appliances a...

Can I use 1031 funds to finish my basement which I plan to rent out once finished? 

Hi everyone,This is my first time posting here. I have a question about the possibilty of finishing a basement/garage and turning it into a livable space. I recently bought a duplex. The original plan was to live in o...

I am in the market for a house with either a finished or unfinished basement that I can remodel into a small apartment to househack. One thing I am struggling with is pricing out the renovations. It's one thing to pri...

Hello everybody, I have owned a property in Mexico for several years and when I was making money as a real estate agent I was plowing along. I decided to focus full-time on my dance passion and predictably the pay-cut...

I'm looking at a 3 family in MA, the previous owner gutted the whole thing down to studs and redid the entire electrical before giving up on it. Is there any way to ballpark estimate finishing the rehab at a, short of...

Living in Wisconsin I try to finish the basements whenever I can to provide additional living space for the our long winter season. Older houses usually come with paneling which I think is the worst solution. A comple...

I recently had a hand dug well go dry , I had to bite the bullet and get a new well drilled .  450 feet .  I had 2 options , $16,100  turn key or  they drill just the well for  $12,300  ,and I do all the hook ups I ch...

How do you all advertise a house-hack property for rent?  What do you call it?  Say it's a duplex - do you say:  "house for rent"?  "apartment for rent"?  "duplex for rent"? <g>And what about a duplex that has o...

Hello everyone,
I own a home that I intend to flip (yes, OWN). It is gutted and half way through frame and ready for foundation work. About out of cash, 110k to complete (parts and labor). Make about 55k a year after...