Joshua Mitchell
What are NYC construction costs looking like in 2024? (per-square-foot)
I'm seeking opinions and examples of per-square-foot costs for constructing new multi-family developments in NYC. We are building a 10-unit semi-luxury condominium in Brooklyn. I have been estimated at somewhere aroun...
Alexis Monroe
Help! Bought vacant lot, but there’s no trespassin signs on it
Hi!
I’m a new investor and bought a vacant lot as a quit claim deed from a bank. The bank hadn’t paid taxes on the lot for the past 8 years. So, I paid the taxes and the bank gave me a quit claim deed. When I went to...
Helen Zhang
Do I really need a survey?
Hi BP community, This isn't the first time I'm doing a cash buy for properties, and I have never purchased a survey for properties before. However, this time it is different, I am buying a trustee sale. Should I purch...
Matthew Glover
Tear down and build two in Nashville?
Hey BP Community, need your advice!I own half of a zero-lot-line home in Nashville. My neighbor, who owns the other half of the zero-lot-line home wants to sell. The home is located in a very nice area of Nashville o...
Jack B.
Fence dispute with neighbor, input based on your knowledge appreciated
I have a rental property where:1) The neighbor has a fence that is aligned with a telephone pole which may be the property marker. Long before he or I owned our houses at this location, the neighbor/owner at the time ...
Kristi Kandel
Resources to Help LA Communities & Families Rebuild After Wildfires
Helping LA Communities Rebuild After WildfiresWhen Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in 2022, it changed our lives forever. The road to recovery is long, messy, and full of setbacks—but it also taught us something im...
Matthew Newby
Subdivide and conquer
Your goals and story: I currently have a 1.3-acre parcel with a 2 bed 1.5 bath home that I built in 2013 as an unlicensed owner builder. Sweat equity paid off nicely, currently owe $99K on it and a recent BPO came bac...
Rafael Floresta
Help me figure out the BS charges on the closing costs my mortgage:
Here is a scan of my closing costs. I know a lot of those are legit, but the settlement charge seems really high, and also the survey. And the Document preparation fee, seems BS. I am already paying for real estate a...
Mary R.
culverts
If someone told you the "Topography: Cleared/Pasture Land, Heavy Woods, Woods Natural State, Gently-Rolling, Level Lot" needed at least 12 culverts buried before you could use it, what would your thoughts be?
That so...
Anthony Zayas
Problem Carriage House in Philadelphia
Greetings BiggerPockets community,I recently purchased a carriage house bordering the Norris Square section of Philadelphia. However, it has come to my attention that the garage portion of the house was expanded many ...