I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...

Are you afraid Tenants will trash your rental?Tenant won't pay rent?The economy will turn and your rentals will sit vacant?You've over-extended yourself financially and the next problem will wipe you out?What keeps yo...

My mom had a stroke in April which has eliminated any possibility of her ever returning to her extremely stressful 7 job. She is still technically employed and earning an income while she still has sick hours, and she...

I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...

How does one put together a breakdown of renovation expenses for a commercial bank loan application? Does anyone know a short and simple way to do this? I must be having a hard time seeing the forest through the trees...

Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...

Hello all,We are closing on a 12unit next month. The inspection showed there are 8 water heaters that are near double life expectancy (so they are 10 year water heaters but some are 18 years old). Would you replace th...

Hi BP!I'm a bit on the fence between the residential classification of 4 unit multi family investment property and jumping over to the commercial side of 5+ units. Ultimately, I am trying to stay within the 4 - 8 rang...

Hello everyone I perused the BP community in the forums section to determine if gold as hard assets (with the ability for liquidation) would have application as collateral for doing a real estate deal. I am a collecto...