Hi, hope everyone is doing well. Looking to do new construction. I plan to remove the trees from the lot. Most of them are on the fence line and I have questions:1) Should I cut the tree to a stump and grind it down O...

I recently purchased a 5 acre parcel at a tax sale in Pierce county, WA. On it is an unfinished 4200 sq ft home. It is completely framed and sided, the well and septic are installed. The framing was done in 2008 and ...

Hello,Can anyone offer any advise on turning a split level into a modern colonial? We are looking for add around 1,000 square feet and also modernize the floor plan with a more open modern floor plan.I have attached i...

Hi BP,I recently looked into a duplex deal in a C+ class neighborhood. The house had a major fire about 4 years ago and was not touched afterward. After being exposed to the Florida weather that long, there's nothing ...

Surely there will be some "told you so" comments, however: family partnership owns commercial property in Florida and uses a property manager. Property manager (a small real estate company) resides in Florida only par...

We are closing next week on a SFH that we plan to flip.  It's in an up and coming area, it needs some updating, but is a 1925 bungalow with great bones and we are hoping to make some money.  The house is currently ren...

Hi-I just put my third SFH rental under contract and when speaking to an insurance broker he mentioned I may do better switching from individual policies to one commercial policy, especially as I continue to add any o...

In 2009, after the collapse in the housing market and after the banks cut off further funding and called in loans, you were able to buy 1st mortgage debt for .10 cents on the dollar. 2nd mortgage liens were available ...

Greetings BP Community,This is my first possible shortsale and any input or advise is greatly appreciated due to items found during inspection. The property will be buy and hold. The initial rehab estimate I created i...

I can't tell you how many horror stories I've heard from folks about their GCs totally messing up their investment properties in one of a variety of ways. We allow our borrowers to choose their GC but prefer that they...