First time poster on Biggerpockets!An 88 year old friend of mine owns 1.47 acres of very prime land located on a busy retail corner. She has owned it for 50 years. She does not want to sell it, but lease it. She would...

My newly purchase house has a Cigarette smoke from the previous owner. Ozone treatment and duct cleaning is done, it helped but still smoke is there. Next step is I am moving to get house paint with Zinsser or Kilz pr...

Do you guys have any suggestions on how I could get a damp basement dry for a section 8 inspection. I don't want to go "all out" and put in a drain tile system right away just to pass this inspection. I want the house...

Hello BP,I'm trying to understand the impact of adding a 3rd bedroom in the basement -- to a 2BR house -- for appraisal purposes. This would be in the context of buy-and-hold, with a cash-out refi after the addition o...

Hello folks,We are in the midst of closing on our first buy-and-hold deal.  In another thread, some of you kindly analyzed the numbers and we're going to get about a 10%-12% cap rate. Official loan documents are being...

Hi I'm doing a rehab and pulled out walls of a load bearing hallway to combine two bedrooms to a master suite. Problem is a few things, the floor upstairs feels like a trampoline because the old owner who had built th...

I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s.   First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders.   When the market dropped out in 2008.  Everyone I knew including myself we...

My husband and I invested a new construction started in August, and it has been a roller coaster since then. It shouldn't be so stressful if i had a trustworthy project manager. However, i chose the wrong person becau...

Greetings,Friends call my Spence and I am local to Desoto, TX.  I am seeking to establish relationships with like minded individuals with mutual aspirations to grow and develop their business.  My current strategy has...

Getting a building permit in Toledo OhioToledo, Ohio is a great place to live! The Glass City has seen some tough times but is now coming back in the economy is on the move. People are looking for houses to purchase; ...