Paul Rogert
Coverting a house into a duplex ???
I have been looking for an opportunity to turn a SFR into a duplex as a new strategy. I have a brick home in Denver (strong rental neighborhood), 2 Bed 1 Bath up and 2 Bed 1 Bath down. I would like to add a kitchen ...
Yunning Lee
Cost to build a 6 floor 12 units apartment building
Hi Everyone:I am new to this forum. This is literally the first discussion I posted here. We are currently under an agreement of a 4-plex of 1million. We are debating whether it is a good idea to buy this property or ...
Jonathan Watson
New Member from Glendora, CA (Los Angeles)
Hi BP people!My name's Jonathan, and I'm a father of 3 kids (6, 4, 2) with 1 more due this October. Yes, they're cute (and of course, I'm biased :) ):I'm also a co-owner in a design/web/strategy business that's been ...
Adam Bileckyj
Buying land and building in a down market?
I fully understand trying to time the market is not generally a good idea, however, do down markets open up opportunities for buying land and building? I would assume that non-income producing assets (vacant land) wou...
Georges A.
Need advice on dealing with contractors
Guys I need help here.I finally accepted a bid with a contractor to replace my triple decker deck which is a big project that involves demolishing the old deck and putting a new one (15k incl adding gutters and puttin...
Asim G.
Realtor License /MLS Access questions (Northern California Specific)
Hi,I would like to start off by congratulating the founders and members of BP. To think about building a community to connect people with interests Real Estate is a good idea on paper. To actually build such a communi...
Jacob Stevenson
STR ordinance in SD--VRBO only?
We are working to make our full time residence a short term rental. Five years ago we listed our property on STR sites and had one booking immediately. It went well, we got a five star review. It was a ton of work ...
Shane H.
For those in Earthquake prone area...Xtra cost to build/inspect?
I'm not sure where to put this post - figured this would be the best place. As odd as this sounds more than likely for most of you, Wichita has been experiencing a large # of earthquakes that are mostly supposedly ce...
James H.
Dallas Housing Authority Timeframe
Hello Everyone,At a meetup group about a year ago, the speaker mentioned that Dallas Housing Authority is slow about inspecting homes for Section 8 applicants.It is a slow time of year and we agreed to accept an appli...
John Wanberg
RH-3 Zoning
I am doing some due diligence on a deal to buy a SFR in U-RH-3 zoning in Denver. This allows for an auxiliary structure (so potential to turn the detached garage into a carriage house... permitting dependent). At th...