Hello BR family,My partner and I purchased this home for 449k, the reason behind the purchase was the modern pool installed in 2021 & big backyard. Anything in the area with a modern pool not those oddly dated sha...

I work with a residential home builder and have found it strange that I hardly ever get investors coming through the door.  Whats the general consensus on buying new-builds as investment properties?  The way I see it,...

I'm putting a new roof on a 1,150 gross sf ft brick 100 year old rowhouse. I've had 2 highly recommended roofers in and my head is exploding.  Roofer #1 only uses PVC, and tells me he'll wrap it over the low parapets ...

I wanted to share some thoughts from what I think is a fairly unique perspective. As both a real estate investor and a contractor whose business is built almost entirely on working with and for out of state investors,...

I am closing on my 5th house, which is my 7th deal, on October 17th and my plan is to renovation and sell it. I'm buying it from another investor who started writing about it in his BP blog but I won't share those det...

I know with new laws there's becoming new ways to structure and rent STRs.  I'm looking at a property that is in an HOA that does not allow short-term rentals but wondering if there's like structure I can utilize in o...

As you scroll through fackbook or other sites you see various life hacks about cooking, landscaping, etc. I want this post to be about landlord hacks( what are some simple tricks you use to make your life easier as a ...

Recently my husband and I jumped head first in to being REI's and landlords. We've been looking for a couple of years for something to invest in, but he's not a fan of properties which need significant work and we hav...

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The eyesore of the neighborhood, surrounded by $1M+ homes...
Does anyone here do extensive renovations on properties like this one?

I'm buying a foreclosure for $84K, ARV should be $125-$130K based on comps, maybe a little higher based on quality and condition. 3/2.5/2 1720 Sq Ft, 1988 construction.

The loan package consists of a 6 month IO const...