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Bruce P. What is a good lumber for framing a residential ADU?
26 July 2020 | 6 replies

Hi,My friend is building an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in their backyard in Los Angeles area and wondered what kind of lumber is good for the framing both in terms of price and quality? They are in a class B+ to A ...

Mike Scaccia Breaking News On 2 4 Unit Conventional Purchases
5 October 2023 | 0 replies

Hello BP fam!

Yesterday we received amazing news around 2-4 unit financing for our house hackers!
This change will take place on November 18th and allow for clients buying a 2-4 unit owner occupied property to on...

John Arendsen Calculating value added for "granny flat" additions or ADU's
8 March 2018 | 2 replies

Is there a formula used by RE Professionals that calculates the viability of adding room additions, granny flats, garage apartments, aka Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's), etc.to a property that meets the zoning, build...

Tucker Platt Use of Demo crew and expected cost
13 January 2017 | 5 replies

My business partner and I are looking to flip our first investment. I wanted to see if anyone hires a crew to demo the walls and accessories. My thought is that if I could hire a small crew they could complete the dem...

Jamie Parker First deal after a 5.5 year break
6 January 2025 | 0 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence wholesale investment.

Purchase price: $255,000

Cash invested: $100

Sale price: $260,000

3 /1 894 sqft

What made you interested in investing in t...

Hilary Harrison Tax Rate on ADU when main house in owner occupied - N. Charleston
21 September 2021 | 8 replies

Hey All!Hoping someone may be able to help me with this question. I'm fairly new to real estate investing and recently bought a house in the Park Circle area of North Charleston. The house has an ADU, and the ADU curr...

Tommy C. FHA 3.5% Down Requirements
25 February 2020 | 17 replies

Hi all,Does anyone know if you are allowed to finance the construction of a 4 Plex using an FHA loan and then use your own funds to build out the basement into an additional unit or two?? This would mean that the FHA ...

Jean Santiago Any investors doing Airbnb in Joshua Tree?
17 June 2021 | 13 replies

Hello BP community! Just curious if any investors here have properties in Joshua Tree? 
If yes, are you guys using the Airbnb strategy as a rental? 
I plan to have at least one property out there to Airbnb in the fu...

Lea C. Rent Control Risk in Boston - Thoughts?!
9 August 2019 | 5 replies

Hi All,I have started investing in real estate in the Boston area, and am curious what you think and have heard about the risk of the government officials renewing rent control in Boston. I know it was banned in the 9...

Matthew McNeil San Diego backyard shed for $1,050 a month!
4 October 2019 | 12 replies

I’m investing in the WRONG asset class if people are paying $1000 rent to live in a shed!
Copied from news article; "Maybe it is high for what it is offered at, but the reality is that the square footage and the loca...