Eric Medemar
Do you enjoy your career? What do you do?
I was sitting around my home this evening trying to get some more exact figures on some closings that I just had (im honestly missing $60,000 somewhere, im sure its around but...I just dont know where), and I got to t...
Cody Barrett
Is it appropriate to shadow handymen/contractors?
Hello everyone!Newbie here who will be closing on my first property in the coming weeks. (banks take forever!) but it has let me create/setup my business and get an LLC filed by my lawyer even though I'll only have 1 ...
Mike Kalob
"Real" Contractor Accepted Payment Terms
It seems every contractor wants at minimum 1/3rd, 1/3rd, 1/3rd (or more upfront), despite advice on here to not put more than 10% down.I've scoured the General Contractor Payments in the forums and it seems the ones w...
Anthony Fecarotta
Questions from a first time buyer in Chicago
Hello BP. Been listening to the podcast for a longtime and new to the thread. Been reading a lot of books, doing a lot of homework and I have some questions. I'd like to preface these by saying that I'm in the Chicago...
Nathan Cao
Bank of America Requires 20% Down
I just received a call from my banker telling me that this policy would be effective on June 29 2008. This really slow down a lot of new investors like me. Does anyone know if this applies for the whole lending indust...
Jefferson Harmon
HELP!!! New to flipping
I want to start the BRRRR process soon. I wasn't expecting to flip....however, I have an off market deal that just fell into my lap. If done right I can make a great profit and reinvest that into the BRRRR's. I would ...
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How did you gain experience doing this?
Hi everyone. I was just curious how you gained experience doing home repairs and upgrades yourself. I would hate to screw something up and have to bring in a professional after I already spent all the time/energy.
Mark Forest
Stove cleaning
I am at work, but my wife just called and said she put in several hours at one of our new properties cleaning the oven and stove. It just seems to me that the work NEVER ends and we get nickeled and dimed by the util...
Lester Walkowicz
Contractor labor costs
Hello everyone, I wanted to know if $30/hour in North Jersey is a reasonable or too high to pay a contractor for labor. He is someone I know that is very good. He just started to be self employed and has no real exp...
Nathaniel Hovsepian
I got my first Fix and Flip!!!
The home has asbestos and major termite damage, now that I have removed the old sheetrock. The roof looks to be sagging in and is not up to code as far as the joists go.I am excited to learn, and have already learned ...