Love the addition of local boards. Been landlording for about 5 years now but just purchased our first 4-plex that needs renovations and we don't yet have a go to list of contractors. Would love to have a thread where...

Hi guys,1) What do you think, is a 2 floor building better structurally to survive during a hurricane or a one floor building?I feel like it would be a one floor building, right?2) Would you buy a property within 10-2...

Hey folks, does anyone know how much a typical board up costs in Chicago? Say, a one story (with basement and attic) SFH with 3 exterior doors and 9 windows. Something like 6939 S. Laflin. I'm curious how much a typic...

Hey everyone, just purchased a building. I'm not 100% sure what the walls are made of.. Seems like they could be plaster but I'm not sure. Anyways, I'd like to update some things in this place and the ugly baseboards ...

I bought a foreclosure property a few months ago with three houses on it. Two are rented and insured. The largest one is boarded up. I have a policy with Foremost for vacancy insurance and I just got a cancellation fr...

Hi BP Family,
I am trying to acquire a 4-unit and a 8-unit property in San Diego, California.  All units are `100% tenant-occupied at the moment and all tenants are on-time in rental payments.  My intention after acq...

What is the best order of operations with regards to working on a house? Obviously, the first thing is the construction, doors, etc. But what is the best order of other things like painting interior, exterior, floo...

Hey guys,
Just purchased my first Condo property and wanted to get some thoughts about putting money in and upgrading.
Currently the unit is rented for $900 and they know this is under under market value so they are w...

Hi Everyone,

I’m looking at some land in a town nearby me to build a multi family property on. It already has the right zoning, so that’s a plus. Roughly about .5 acres. What would be the most cost effective way to b...