Tim Grillot
First Post and Introductions from Kentucky
I have been lurking here for a while and decided it was time to finally introduce myself and join the fun!! My wife and I are beginner investors in the Bowling Green Kentucky area. We both work full time well paying...
Jamie Wooley
QUICKBOOKS, Is it the only way?
Hey BP,Quickbooks, is this the way to go?I have a REI business and am fairly new to it. I have only flipped houses thus far but I am very interested in Buy and Hold as well for 2016. The question I have is what is t...
Joshua Dorkin
Major DDoS / Spam Attack on BiggerPockets This Morning
Hey BP Family - This morning BiggerPockets was attacked by what appears to be some kind of network of spammers, including folks from Korea, Hong Kong, Southern California and elsewhere. This may have been a simple spa...
Account Closed
Unclear on what is required in CA for "plans."
I have a home that has vaulted ceilings. The exterior wall bumps in at weird angles, but the ceiling continues in a straight line outdoors, if that makes any sense. So I want to extend the back of the house to the loa...
Josh Nabors
Help Evaluate 4-plex Deal- First Deal!
First time home buyer and long time lurker of these forums. Over the last few months I have been active in the local real estate market evaluating deals and trying to find my first purchase. I think I finally found a ...
Account Closed
Bartering parking space for free rent - tax implications
I current rent an apartment in San Francisco for $2130 and have a garage parking space for which I pay $0, as stated in my lease. My landlord wants to turn the garage into ADUs. First he offered us (each tenant) $10...
Sam Bates
Detail on a 48-Unit Property - Investing from Afar
It has been about 15 months since I purchased a 48-unit property in Wichita Falls, Texas. I want to share my story to inspire other BiggerPockets members and hopefully you can learn a thing or two from this acquisitio...
Katrina P.
Working with contractor who doesn't want to be w-9ed
Hey everybody,
Hubby and I are in the process of finishing up on our first flip, and we have some finishing touches that need to be done (i.e., changing receptacles, cleaning trash out of attick, painting inside of c...
Josh Sterling
Contractor team
How are you guys building your teams for rehabs?
The way I see it there are 4 basic options:
1) Hire a guy (or two) to work directly for my llc (W-2 employee) pay hourly.
2) Hire a guy (or two) to work on a project...
Chris C.
Contractors by the hour or quote the job
I did a quick search but didn't find a discussion about this.
How do you guys pay your contractors?
Do you guys let them quote the job knowing they need to pad it a little in case they mis-estimate the job?
Do you ...