Contractor currently charges % on total spent which gives him no motivation to keep bids low or fight for better deals with subs/suppliers. Wanted to get some ideas on how I can incentivize him to be motivated to get ...

Unemployment claims are inching down, the economy’s Q2 numbers were revised up a bit, and the sentiment in the articles I see all point to a recovery. Is this election propaganda or are we actually seeing what will...

Hi all! Looking for advice on how to compensate my project manager going forward.BACKGROUND: I'm working on my 1st flip, and the project is about 3 weeks beyond the completion date, and went over budget. I paid my pro...

What would you do with 200k cash and no job??

Hi, my business partner and myself both currently work full time jobs that put food on our tables and insurance etc.  We have just started getting into rentals (3 single family homes).    We are looking for some flips...

Are you paying your contractors by the hour, or by the project, or by square footage?If you are paying by the hour how much do you pay per hour? If you are paying per project how much do you pay per project?I've been ...

I have a lease agreement with an individual(the renter) who has a friend living with him for a few weeks now. The renter made the situation aware to me because he didn't want to violate the lease agreement and for the...

Hello BP!I am considering converting a detached garage to an ADU. Seems like I should be fine my the city, but they are pretty incompetent, that’s another story though.So the detached garage sits on the alley where th...

I will be installing the insulation if use sistering Stud then I won’t be able to install the insulation without squeezing/cutting insulation. This is the reason I don’t want to use sistering Stud. Is there any meta...

Jobs are back and the economy is recovering. How do you spin this doom and gloomers?

Jobs Are Back! Recovery Abounds