I'm hoping to get some insight from a builder's perspective. How do you quickly analyze a lot if it is to be a scrape and build. I'm in Austin and am just dumbfounded by price that people pay for scraps out here so I'...

Is anybody house hacking in South Bay CA?I'm really interested in the concept of house hacking and just finished reading the new book "The House Hacking Strategy". I care about school district and live in expensive ma...

Hi everyone,I'm looking to make repairs and upgrades in my current duplex. I currently live in the unit that I want to repair (aka paint cabinets and install new flooring). Am I able to deduct any or all of these expe...

I just purchased a single family in KC that I'm going to make a full time STR. It has a great outdoor patio and yard area, and a very large shed that I envisioned turning into a bar/hangout area. Because KC experience...

Hi all, my bf has a 4 bd single family home. We had been, until last month, renting rooms individually to professionals/college students since purchase. We'd like to not have 'roommates' anymore, so made the decision ...

Hello everyone! So I am trying to do my first Luxury real estate project and it is in Los Angeles area. It is a single-family residential luxury home that is a total of 7800 sqft, which 5500 is living space and 1300 i...

Hello, BiggerPockets family! Here is my first post: 
I live in a SLR 4B3B in Torrance, California, with a 7500sft lot. To make some cash flow, we want to build a 200sft addition to the main house, use that part and ...

I've grown a little tired of wholesaling and I'm ready to give rehabbing a try. I have a 3bed/2bath brick ranch in a good area under contract and am set to close soon. I got it at 70k, ARV is around 155k -- will be ...

I normally reply to posts but making a post :)Best bang for your buck I typically see when working with clients is exterior paint/siding and landscaping. Landscaping ranges cheap, DIY to expensive. Exterior paint/sidi...

What are your top go-to home improvements to raise appraisal value? Renovated kitchen/bathrooms? Adding in an extra bedroom if possible? Installing central air?