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Hi all! When you are putting your numbers together for a new STR property, how do you look at the cost of initial furnishings, linens, etc? Do you just look at this as an acquisition cost like you would a downpayment?...
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Hello everyone, I am trying to gauge the viability of pursuing a new construction project in a historic district in Houston. From my limited understanding, a Certificate of Appropriateness is necessary for approval on...
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Hello everyone in the BP community!
My name is Adam and I'm an out of country Buy and Hold Investor. I just bought my first property about 2 months ago and finished renovating it and now I'm waiting for it to rent ou...
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Hi Everyone,
I am building 7 to 8 (14-16 units) duplexes in southwest Austin Texas. The process is just now getting started and any thoughts and advice is appreciated. The units will be placed on 2 acres with access ...
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I've filled in my profile a bit so I'll be repeating some I think.I'm an architect and my husband is an engineer. We have a goal of owning enough real estate (buy and hold) to provide a middle class family living so ...
Im just curious on which store you all use for your rental property material and why and what you buy there?
For me it is a combination of the two.
Homedepot:
For paint I use Kilz Pro-X dead flat, all fans and light...
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Geez James, you're killing me. How can I keep up with the James' when you have that great looking ride for your avatar? Now what am I going to do? Maybe I can put a picture of my new toy RC helicopter. :crying: ...
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Hi Friends! I have a home on a 1/2 acre parcel in 92065. Looking to add an ADU to the back where we have alley access. Thinking of doing prefab house, but no idea where to start... Who handles permits, land use zoning...
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Hi All,So we FINALLY got an offer accepted and just got through the inspection period on a beautiful 1945 sqft pool home in Cape Coral, in a very STR popular part of town. We got a great price on the home, it does nee...
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On my last house I used BM - Revere Pewter and it looked very nice. It was a middle between grey and beige. I had planned the same color on my current house until I put some paint on the walls today. The color doesn't...