Greg Zydonis
Replace kitchen counter tops or refinish with epoxy coating
I will be turning over my rental property next summer. I plan on replacing the carpet, doing some painting , adding A/C and also considered upgrading the kitchen. The counter tops are Formica and the color is out date...
Mitchell Morwood
BRRRR Question about the Refinancing
I am going to start my first BRRRR. I already have a couple properties and am following the 50% and 2% rule. If I'm in a house for $120 (after rehab) and can cash out and refi at 220, I get about 70k back but my pay...
Will Mejia
Just sold a Rental Property. IRS is going to kill my gains help!!!
I had 2 rental properties in Chicago (I dont live in neither). One of them became a nightmare so I sold it a few months ago. I sold it for way higher than I bought it. I have all this cash in hand and I feel IRS is go...
Brandon Hughes
Establishing Value on Multi-Unit Property.
I'm having trouble valuing a multi unit property for sale in my area. It is a homepath property and cashflows better than anything else in the area. I plan on occupying one unit for a year then moving out to purc...
Adam Craig
Need help with front door color on historic home
I am rehabbing this historic home in Cleveland Heights OH. What would be a good front door color for this historic home?Other then landscaping which we are doing - any other curb appeal ideas are appreciated.
Matt Robinson
The Role of Fear in Real Estate Investing – Friend or Foe?
Some of today’s most prominent thought leaders espouse the idea that fear is the only thing keeping you from success. While that may be true in many people’s lives, fear oftentimes gets an undeserved bad rap. Fear is...
James Sun
build new or addition
Hi All,
I just joined BP and would like to ask a question on my new rehabbing project.
I acquired a 1bed/1bath property in San Jose bay area for about $400k. It has about 800 sft in about 7000 sf lot. I am conside...
Account Closed
Help me make these rails look nice
So I am going to be closing on this house in about a week or so, and I'm trying to come up with my rehab plan. It is a split level with these wrought iron rails. I can't decide if I should tear them out and replace wi...
Shiloh Lundahl
Lifestyle Investing, Vision Boards, and Maximizing ROF
Four of five years ago I created a vision board as I was following the advice of several motivational speakers and authors. On the vision board I included a cabin in the woods by a lake and a house in the mountains of...
Jeff Bridges
Nonmarketable title and encroachment
Hey BP universe! I got an opportunity for a buy and hold rehab for a REO, but found out there is an encroachment claim/ issue on the property by a neighbor. Right now I'm in the process of running it by my title compa...