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During a flip, what type of contracts do you use for handymen or do you use any?
What type of problems can you run into when using handymen and what to watch out for?
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I have been getting a lot of questions from owners about letters being sent out by the municipalities here in Milwaukee to tenants informing them about potential lead service lines leading from the street into the hou...
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I am a local CalBRE Broker, Investor & Direct Private Lender and wanted to get some feedback on a project I am working on. I work with an Investor and GC that has flipped over 100 homes in San Diego. We have 8 cur...
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What kinds of improvements add the best value? We currently have two flips in process, and I want to make sure we don't waste capital on improvements that won't return value. I will give you the general specs for this...
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Hello BP Community,Have a question about my personal home. We are building a new home and did a construction to perm loan. We signed the contract last April and were originally supposed to be in by last fall. Here ...
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All, I got below quote from a contractor and it is much higher than expected. Would anyone be able to say, which components are overpriced? This is for a rehab outside of Columbus, OH. Any help is appreciated. Irina
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Trying to decide how to file our 2018 taxes. Wife and I retired a couple years, except for the part about working all day, most days. We have a house that is and has been our residence for many years. We also have oth...
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Needless to say I'm not having beginner's luck when it comes to connecting with a general contractor. I have attempted to contact 3 different GCs thus far and only heard back from one. The one that responded pretty ...
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Hello, my names Jake, I've been listening to bigger pockets and Grant Cardone for a while now and am about to attend my first seminar on investing in real estate/house flipping. I've registered to the class in Chester...
I bought a STR in 2021 and bought one of those real estate tax education packages that included a referral to a CPA that was supposed to be an expert in the strategies used (For an upgraded package of $600). I engaged...