Doyle Caffrey
Starting a Chicago PM company
Good morning!I’m somewhat new to the Bigger Pockets forum and am here to introduce myself. Forgive me if I haven’t chosen the proper forum to start my introduction. My goal is to find investors to manage property for....
Jerel Davis
Attached Shed Conversion To A Bedroom Closet
I bought a 3/1 1250 sqf home and there's an attached shed with finished roofing right beside the guest room and you can see how the framing is attached to the home. It's on a concrete slab. It's about 100 sqf. The ...
Leo Kotschenreuther
Estimating Rehab Costs before making an offer
Dear BP-Community,I read J Scott's book about how to estimate rehab costs. That is a really great book and I find the technique he describes very helpful.However I feel like there are a few items where it's going to b...
Eliza Greenwood
House Hack Reality Check Please
The Goal: My sister and I have a property tied up with the (possibly harebrained) plan to clean, paint, carpet, create an unpermitted “flag lot” with fencing, and fix a plumbing issue (10k), place tenants ($1,350/mont...
Roberto Andrade
Foundation heaving
I'm under contract for a SFR in Round Rock TX for a Buy&Hold investment, year 1960,1200 sf, 3B/1Ba, Price: $110,000, Repairs: $5,000, Rent: $1,200. Today we did the foundation inspection and found the kitchen and ...
Khaled Seirafi
Structural Engineer's Limited Liability
Hi. I'm planning to have a structural engineer to create architectural as-built floor plans for a 2 story mixed use building I own in California. These plans will be used to create specific structural plans for a larg...
Chris Gomes
DYI rehab vs. hiring a contractor
I am closing on a property in Denver this month that is completely rehabbed. It is a SFH with a basement mother-in-law unit. The top is a 3/1 and the bottom is a 2/1. I am planning to add in an additional bathroom on ...
Miles Stanley
House under contract - foundation, plumbing question URGENT(ish)
Hi all!We are on day 3 of our option period. House and termite Inspection completed today, contractor set to come look at the place Monday and give me a bid (will have inspection report in hand by then as well). Nex...
Adam M.
Settlement and Plumbing Concerns
Hi All,
I am under contract on a property in Jacksonville, FL and there are a few concerns I have now that inspection has been completed. The inspector noted that this property has a settlement concern with a few cra...
Fred Robertson
Pier & Beam Foundation Heaving
Anybody have any experience with a heaving foundation in the center of a pier and beam house? There was a plumbing leak in the crawlspace under the house and is causing the high clay content soil to heave.....causin...