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Hello BP community!
My name is Martin Lawrence. I am not a very active member of the BP forums but do have a request. I am looking for recommendations for a contractor in the Chicago area.
My wife and I bought a co...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $175,000
Sale price: $221,000
This home we bought as our primary with a VA loan. It was built in 1937, so it still ...
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I recently purchased a two story building. The first floor is occupied by a computer company, and they have already signed a lease with me. The second floor needs a complete rehab. The second floor currently has two u...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $110,000
Cash invested: $27,249
Sale price: $205,000
This property was a foreclosure. Majority of the work has ...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Berwyn.
Purchase price: $266,597
Deal was found through the MLS. This is a duplex house hack that my brother and I bought usin...
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Hi there people, we bought three distressed properties in Orange NEw Jersey recently. It's two blocks away from a train station, and there are 4 new large apartment complexes being buildt close by the train station.Th...
Is there any general contractor from the Atlanta area that can review this quote and let me know if I'm getting hosed or not? The house is only about 960 sq ft. 2 bed / 1 bath. This is mostly a cosmetic rehab. Hom...
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As a real estate investor, I'm sure your experience is like mine in that you've seen some of the most ridiculous DIY nonsense ever installed to horrific and hilarious effect. I actually created a picture project to do...
I need to get my current place rent ready.
It took me 8 hours to change...
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Hello Bigger Pockets, I am fixing up our old house in Detroit dated 1916 a couple miles south of the Ambassador Bridge (Mexican Town), I took out 60% of a HELOC which comes to about $20,000 for Rahab which is 90% comp...