Should I wait to until my rental property is completely finished and ready to rent before I list it with an available date or should I start advertising a few weeks before it's done and use pictures of finished areas? 

Hi everyone,I’m looking at a house to convert to a duplex in central MN. The house has a “finished” basement that includes sheetrocked and painted walls and carpeted floors. However, the ceiling is unfinished and has ...

Hi Everyone, Has anyone done an appraisal before totally finishing your rehab?Are appraisers less strict for a Heloc appraisal? If they walk through and see the basement/downstairs with unpainted sheetrock, missing tr...

Hello, I have a property that has an office above a detached garage. The office has an A/C window unit with drywall, carpet and electricity. Does that office count towards square footage of the property? Or do I need ...

Need some help to finish our house.  I own the .83 acre lot. My significant other and I decided to use a builder she had done business with in the past.   We are paying cash to him every week or so when he sends bill....

Hello, I'm close to starting the process of Building a home in the Blue Ridge Ga area. We are planning on it being an STR property. By my calculation, we don't have enough to completely finish the project this year. I...

Hi there,What are the average costs per sheet in the south side of Chicago?  I want to minimize expenses by doing GC and hiring installers. Is that v worth the headache for 70 sheets?Who buys materials?Who carries mat...

Property is in a great location in a great neighborhood. I am debating on how far to take the renovation at this point. Mainly debating if I should finish the basement (not framed yet). If I do finish the basement ...

For those that have fired contractors, what was your breaking point?

Particularly when dealing with a contractor who is late starting (or finishing) a job - it often feels like a rock and a hard place. Options are t...

The house we are renovating is almost done and wanted to look at making the basement a living space. My contractor and I dug a square hole and it looks like we can dig down and he said I can net 6’ 6” - 6’ 7”  net wit...