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I became permanently, totally disabled from 26 years of Federal service in January of 2007. Remained current for approximately 1.5 years, middle of 2008. Bank of America/Countrywide told me I had to be 3 months behind...
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What would you do with these stairs to finish them out? The pics on this post are a little old but essentially the whole interior is finished except for these stairs. The house is raised 8 feet with a small entry room...
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Reading the book Flip they have a rule of thumb chart for quickly estimating the cost per SQFT of rehabbing or remodeling a home.
Here is how they chart it.
Standard finish rehab - $15
Designer finish rehab - $18
S...
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I closed on my first rental property in late July and have been working hard to get it ready as a rental unit. I've got an excellent property manager in place, and we already have several rental applications we're re...
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I'm currently under contract (my first ever purchase) on a 2 unit + garden in Irving Park, hoping to close next week and would like to get the ball rolling on work ASAP to get the vacant units on the market by 10/1 id...
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Do you guys only buy in good areas?Does anybody buy in bad areas or below average areas?For instance, property is close to "druggies " area....An appraiser came to a unit and there is a passed out tenant on the couch....
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First off, to the OG’s on the forum, thank you so much. You know who you are...
This listing is more or less the brainchild of this forum and this wouldn’t be possible without all the wealth of knowledge from this gr...
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Hey BP, I need help figuring out how to deal with a weird bathroom layout! Please provide feedback if at all possible. Older house with not ideal bathroom layout. Was thinking if there were better ways to re-position ...
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We just bought a condo for rent a few months ago and has been constantly harassed by the president of the condo association. We received three fines, one of which was not even notified. We found out the third fine on ...
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Good Day!I purchased a section 8 investment property that was rehabbed in December 2020 and had a tenant in the property at time of purchase paying $550/mth -- December 2021. The property was originally listed at $6...