I live in Truckee, CA (~10 mi from Lake Tahoe), and we have a severe housing shortage here. Lots of long time locals (service industry folks, ski instructors, teachers, outdoor enthusiasts, etc) are being pushed out b...

Hi everyone- I am a newbie looking into real estate investing.

Over my lunch break, I stumbled into Barnes & Noble and started reading a book about investing in duplexes, triplexes and quads by Larry Loftis.

In...

Hello Everyone,When looking at pictures of a home, how do you go about estimating what the cost of the rehab would amount to? Do you ask for more in-depth pictures of the property and then go to the contractor and ask...

I am in the process of closing on an 8 unit building in a great neighborhood. The property has been poorly managed in the past and we feel that there is a lot of potential to tap into there.
Our goal is to renovate o...

Hey everyone! We jumped into real estate investing this spring and only recently found Bigger Pockets. I work in urban planning and have been thinking a lot about the ripple effects of the new waterfront development i...

Getting ready to list one of my long time rentals. Please give some tips on freshening up the front without going crazy on the budget. Here is what I am thinking but thoughts appreciated...Replace flower post near fro...

Hello BP! :)Just closed, with a group of investors and myself, on a 50+ unit apartment building.We have to rehab the whole thing over the next 18 months and my GC and I have a small bet on the counter-tops.I believe t...

Hi all,New to Bigger Pockets but started following real estate closely a long time ago. Currently in grad school but previously worked in hybrid social service/tenant management roles inside affordable housing develop...

I have a friend that has a fair share of liquid assets and he continually makes comments that he would love to invest in my first house flip. I am now ready to move forward in this business, or close to it so how do I...

We have these accordion style doors (pics below with all our tools in the room) to the washer and dryer room and they are old and seem out of style. The doors themselves look cheap and just ugly. One caveat, the door ...