How can a newbie do this without hiring estimators each time, and making the process cost prohibitive?

Hello Everyone, 
My name is Ben and I am new to this site. I rarely post any type of message/review, but this site has been very informative and loaded with valuable resources with different people across the country...

Hello Bigger Pockets community,My college roommate and I about to close on our first investment property! We got a good deal on a duplex in a growing neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN. We plan on living in one unit, whi...

Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing and argued ...

As I started to learn a little bit more about flipping and rehabbing and making places rent ready -- it is amazing to me how people are succeeding with low cost remodeling.  Simply, how do you do it?We have just been ...

I am doing the analysis on this property as a next flip.  Its a great house, the plan would be to purchase it for 60k, ARV would be 120 - 130k, it has a pool in decent shape, finished walkout basement with ceramic til...

Since I see such detailed posts on deal I thought I'd share my first. My partner and I bought a 4 bedroom SFH in October 2013 for $145,000 with conventional financing, 25% down. It was a FSBO deal from the estate of t...

Hey BP,Need your opinion about PM situation I have with my PM for one of my properties. I had a quote from my PM to fix up and clean up a unit in my building for purpose of getting new tenant in. I was quoted one pric...

Hello BP friends. Getting too many requests related to plumbing.Do you have any recommendation for that? I was thinking about updating contract to make tenants pay for expenses (plumbing issues)Last month expenses wer...