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Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...
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Just closed on our 7th rental on 2-14-2020. The property is in Melbourne, FL. For the last year, I was having a hard time justifying market prices in our area and how thin the margins would be on properties I was an...
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I think I want to be my own contractor for a pretty large commercial project. Am I crazy for doing this? I could just hire a contractor to do it but my experience here with contractors has been they are SLOW. In Panam...
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Howdy folks,I don't see any recent post about this topic so thought would start one since AirBnB rental is hot these days in many markets. I am trying to venture out as an investor as well management and doing my ini...
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Hi,
I wan't to build a detached ADU in our backyard. This would be my first home building/addition project. I was looking for suggestions on:
Total Cost & Cost per sq / ft Project timelineSuggestions...
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Hi BP Nation. It's been a while since I've posted something here. I know a lot of you wants to flip houses given the popularity of fix-n-flip shows. SO for those of you beginners who don't have much cash and you want ...
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I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...
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Maybe I'm just going through a little grumpy fit and being melodramatic, but are any other Oregon landlords, particularly Portland area so far, getting to their breaking point yet of how far you can be pushed by polit...
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