We started out just adding a room addition to a house. We're now looking at a $60,000 loss and 9 months to completion. We got the permits and built the addition. When the contractor started to tie into the existing ho...

Thanks to all that followed me through my first crowdfunding raise for my infill development project. I figured why stop the party! I am going to chronicle the rest of the journey. Some background information on the p...

I'm having a horribly difficult time finding contractors for a large project I need completed at my home. One of three red flags appear when I contact one:

a) They come and never follow up with an actual bid - over ...

Hey guys! Here's the situation...We just bought our first rental property and in an effort to save some money on the renovation, my wife took the last few months off work and, along with some help from our "flipper fr...

Hello,  I'm an investor, less than five properties and growing. I have heard several podcasts about the importance of a solid tax strategy. My current tax preparer does not seem to offer much of a strategy with regard...

Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...

I am new to real estate investing and still work a full time job.  I don't have much time or energy at the end of the day so I need something passive.People have been recommending notes to me.  I don't know very much ...

So, I was offered a property at $1,000 and it is next door to our loft in the middle of nowhere West Texas, population 600. It is inside of an old main street store that is now non-existent. It needs a ton of work, an...

Does anyone go door knocking? houses going into foreclosure, code violations etc...

Currently learning new construction by just applying action. Close on the land on the 17th.
Very NERVOUS but I do have a builder who is holding my hand in the process.
Not even sure the land was right to purchase b...