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I'm currently an aspiring real estate investor located in Houston, TX. My day job is as a Business Development Manager for an Oil & Gas Service Company selling to the Exxon's and Chevron's of the world .I grew up ...
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Architects, builders, GCs, investors, and anyone else who knows anything about applying for permits on a late scale renovation I need your help.
I know every project is different, but assume you need to start from s...
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Hello BP,My wife and I are about to begin what will be by far our largest real estate venture. We will soon begin construction on a new spec house located in Johnstown, Ohio, a small town about 20 minutes northeast o...
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My partners and I are working on our first flip in Dekalb County and we have run into permitting hell. The house is a 3/1, just over 1000 square feet, and we are planning to make it a 3/2 by adding a master bathroom t...
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After looking into different types of real estate careers, I found two that I couldn't get a clear understanding of.
Real estate advisory and
Real estate counseling.
Are these two different or the same? What exactl...
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I don't have, and won't buy anything in Minneapolis or Saint Paul, but a lot of people do. I just read this from the KSTP news website:https://kstp.com/news/proposed-changes-to-minneapo...
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Hi, first post so I hope this is the correct forum. Situation: Typcial two-story Philadelphia row home. Second story beam at the stair is sagging / deflecting. Was previously supported years ago with lolly columns at...
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Do we have expense numbers for last week on Current Reno 1? If so, please send them. I got the second dumpster & permit logged already, just need labor for the week. I will be on Zoom tomorrow night at 8pm to g...
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Hello BP community! My name is Ikenna Egbosimba and I’m an aspiring new investor looking to learn more about and eventually get into the Buy & Hold strategy of rei. I’ve read through the entire BiggerPockets begin...
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Folks, please guide me through the following. I have a house with addition and the ceiling in this addition is too low. I am planning to vault it. I have a flat roof and I think that either gabled or elevated flat wil...