I'm looking at a renovation project that I would live in for a couple years. The bank requires a licensed contractor to do the work but I can work under him for whatever I want to do myself.  The guy I have in mind s...

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First time poster! We are a military family that has picked up a few rental properties along the way. Our area was recently affected by Hurricane Michael and demand for housing SKYROCKETED!!! I previously h...

Experienced spec SFH builders - what is your best advice for someone who wants to build small properties in C neighborhoods that are gentrifying? I am an architect and have always wanted to finance and build my own wo...

Probably should have started this earlier. I’m a few weeks in, but I’ll split the post up so that it flows a bit better than a giant long read.Been getting all sorts of RE education through biggerpockets and my local ...

Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...

Has anyone out there ever partnered with a contractor to do a rehab? In this situation, I'm thinking that you buy the property (using whatever means) and the contractor rehabs the property for a percentage of the prof...

Sorry this isn't directly related to RE, but I know there's folks on here that will have some good insites on my situation. An opportunity recently presented itself to partner with another couple to open a restaurant ...

So I'm in the planning stages of a full rehab in Portland, OR.  I'd like to describe the agreement that I came up with for what I believe is an equitable split for the proceeds and see what some more experienced rehab...

Hello everyone I have a process question. I’m currently partnering with a contractor and I am awaiting an estimate on the house that we’ve drawn out. Should I have an architect draw full MEP plans of the house before ...

Does anyone have any experience with ADU’s in the Bay Area?  Specially with cost, planning, timing, contractors etc. I’m looking to build in Vallejo, Ca.