Apologies first for such amateur question: in new developments, when construction companies quote construction cost for "$ X/sf", is this number usually "the total construction cost divided by living square foot ONLY"...

What are the topics that come up on BP way too much?

LLC or not?/ transfer to LLC

Guru stole my money guru is a scam

Best flooring for my rental

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I have been advised repeatedly, that a substantial amount of sales come through connections to lawyers. Do you think it is of value to write a letter introducing myself to local attorneys in my market? Here is some...

I know for a fact from the last Call Report on a bank I have located, that they have $109,000,000 in non-accruals.  I also know they have the reserves to cover selling these assets.  I made contact, (I thought) with t...

Hello Friends and Colleagues,I have a question from a renter's side at the moment. Who should be paying for the leaking garbage disposal repair? If the lease states that landlord is responsible for the repairs unless ...

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For the past couple of months I've been driving around the area in which I grew up in on the northeast side of town. I've found several high grass and boarded up homes in which I've researched the ow...

I have been mailing letters to absentee and vacant property owners for a while with some response. I want start a yellow postcard mailing to the same people and would like to know what process would require the least ...

If it seems to you like prices in NC just keep going up... then you are observant. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (St Louis FED) maintains vast quantities of economic data, including housing data. The Federal R...

Door count is the worst (commonly discussed) metric in the real estate investing community. Why does everyone use it? Can we all decide to collectively kill it? Or are there some of you out there that stand by door co...

Hello all,Within the next year, I am looking to invest in a multi-family home (duplex) in Wilmington, NC. Ideally, I plan on living in one unit, and renting the other; after 1-2 years living in-unit I would move and r...