Please bear with me as this may be a little confusing. I am a veteran. We own acreage outright. There is no mortgage on our existing home. Having said that, we would like to build on the acreage both a main home and a...

I'm under construction on my first duplex. I chose a local builder who has been building a lot of modern homes in the area that looked appealing to me (why I chose him). We spent time designing the duplexes together a...

Good day all,I have a long term rental that the tenant is vacating early.  I am looking to 1031 this into a better multi unit investment.My question is this.  The decor and such is still largely late 70's. Scalloped s...

Here is a strategy I've been working on. I have a business where I design products and have them mass produced in China. I ordered over $200k in wholesale orders last year, so I am very familiar with the whole China p...

Hello builders out in BP land.Those who have read many of my posts here on BP will note that sustainability and energy efficiency are core to our real estate business plan.  We began by purchasing older (as in Second ...

I constantly get asked, "When are you and Carol going to get your own real estate TV show?!?!" Since I enjoy embarrassing myself, I thought I would provide an answer...along with a video... As backstory, over the p...

What are some good resources for keeping up with modern trends when you flip your house?Are there any cardinal rules like don’t mix rustic with contemporary in different rooms?How did you learn to design or pick out t...

I found a property that’s perfect to build new construction apartments. The problem is how to get funding to build it?

While deployed with the military, I've spent this time reading and researching new ways to grow my rehab business upon my return. I've typically followed a similar formula to Jscott's in that I want to have a better h...

Hey All, I flip home in the Los Angeles market and home staging has proven to be extremely effective and of course, extremely costly. The homes I flip tend to be mid high to high end homes and require at minimum that ...