Julie Marquez
New Build Duplex Complete! With Pictures
18 June 2020 - Final completion inspection passed at our new build duplex! It’s been a long year of building, but our latest investment property is ready to rent. Here’s the story of how we designed and built our very...
Brandon Carlson
Pre-design ADU plans
Hi BP,For over a year now I have been thinking of building an ADU. With that said, what's your experience been like when obtaining architect plans/designs? I live in Los Angeles County, specifically the San Gabriel Va...
James Devoe
Mobile Home Investing, STR
Hi everyone,My wife and I are new investors looking to purchase our 1st out of state investment and are very interested in STR.We've been looking at properties around Lake Royale in Louisburg NC (we heard from family ...
Sofia De Santos Tavarez
How do you determine a scope or work and what materials to buy?
Hello, my husband and I are looking to do our first rehab in a different city than where we live (we live in Austin and looking to buy in El Paso), and are wondering how one determines and writes a scope of work and d...
Mostafa Koperly
Mixed use lot financing
Hello,If an empty lot that is zoned for mix use. Is there a bank or credit union that offer a loan for it? Plan is to build business and residential. I don’t want hard money lending since cost is too high and I have t...
Kristen Caccavo
Do you have your flip houses professionally staged (Baton Rouge)?
I'm preparing to put my first flip house on the market in the Baton Rouge area. It is 2250 square feet, with comps up to $140/ft. I can make a good profit and sell it quickly if I list if for $130/ft. My main question...
Kevin Howard
Building a Duplex: Contractor just told me he plans on using mini splits..Any issues?
I'm under construction on my first duplex. I chose a local builder who has been building a lot of modern homes in the area that looked appealing to me (why I chose him). We spent time designing the duplexes together a...
Chelsea Mastin
A "Wheel Chair Friendly" Vacation Rental?
I know it is illegal to discriminate, but has anyone purposely created a STR for physically handicapped vacationers? I am purchasing a property 3 blocks away for a large, well-known medical establishment (3 hospitals,...
Joe Kalis
Average cost to build a house
I was Riding my bike today and noticed a bunch of plots of land for sale. Some we're big enough for 2-3 houses, and it just made me curious what the average cost per square foot is to build a house from ground up. Obv...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, April 5, 2021)
Economic Update
(Monday, April 5, 2021)
Given the news from the labor, real estate, and manufacturing sectors, it's no surprise that “Consumer Confidence” in the U.S. has increased to the highest level since the b...