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The first step in buying real estate is evaluating the market. When evaluating a market for multifamily investments, one particularly important factor to analyze is employment trends. A strong market must have a track...
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Hello BP community,I'm looking to find basic house design / layout software. I'm currently looking to layout kitchen cabs & wanted something a little more than just doing it on paper. I'm looking for something tha...
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We are looking at adding a theater room in a STR in Gatlinburg TN. I know each property can be different depending on layout, cost of the project, etc but I’m looking for the general opinion of this space for a STR. ...
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I know that I should use granite in higher-end flips, but what about those that are not so higher-end? A realtor told me that buyers are really looking for granite, but I don't want to overrehab.What is your guideline...
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Hello all,I live just south of Cincinnati and am hoping to find my first rental property in the northern Kentucky area. I am a veterinarian and absolutely love my career, however I feel strongly that real estate coul...
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Hey team - Would love your thoughts for this situation: (BLUF - my tenant has had to deal with appliance issues for almost a month through no fault of her own, and I want to try to make that right).My tenant let me k...
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Hi, I bought an old house to use for rental. I found I have hard wood floors under the carpet. The carpet is very old and I will remove it. My question is what can I put on top of the wood floor again?
I don'...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Calgary.
Purchase price: $375,000
Cash invested: $115,000
This is a 7 bedroom property with detached oversize garage on a corner ...
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I am an investor who is currently acting as GC on a flip in Charlotte, NC. In NC a homeowner cannot obtain a building permit if the property is not his primary residence without first obtaining a surety bond. Had an...
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As an investor I wont pretend to be an expert in everything, like for example if I need to install some new fixtures I can get my ladder or step stool and knock that out with no problem, but if I need to rewire a circ...