Our HOA is voting on whether to smooth coat and paint our 70's spanish lace stucco 22-unit building on the beach in Santa Monica, or to simply paint over the heavy spanish lace for a few grand less per unit. Wondering...

Investment Info:

Townhouse buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $63,000

Cash invested: $70,000

Sale price: $215,000

Project Overview:
A E Talley Construction LLC is embarking on a single-fa...

From what I've read online, it covers 'minor kitchen and bath remodels' but not 'major remodeling'. That's pretty broad. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with more specific details?

Example: let...

Hi, First time home buyer here. We are in escrow for our primary SFH 3BR/2BTH 1100 sqft home, which is in original condition and looking for recommendations for expansion/remodel including
1) Looking for advice/recom...

Hi All,Went to see a house last week. Made an offer, can't get the seller to come down quite as much as I'd like. Thought I would run it by y'all and see if you think it's worth it.~1500 sqft, 3 bed, 2 bath home - cla...

I have a long term tenant that seems to state that they’re having ants, spider, and wasp problems. She went ahead and hired a pest company, signed a contract for the next 18 months, to come and remedy the problem. She...

I'm planning on submitting an offer on a short sale and I wanted to get the community's advice on the best strategy for getting the offer accepted while not going over my budget.  I made a conservative estimate of wha...

Bear with me, I am new to this style of post. I like offering up suggestions, opinions, information, etc on other threads, however I have never started a post simply to share information. As with any/all information y...

I've been to see an REO that's been sitting on the market (built in 1970). It's in reasonably decent shape but it does have aluminum wiring, which I would need to have replaced for insurance (and safety) reasons if I ...

My husband and I are about to close on our first property. I am loving every minute of this process and all of the learning involved. We found a great REO and it has gone relatively smoothly.

I look forward t...