Lennie Holland
Finding sub-contractors
There is always discussion on finding contractors here, thought I would share my experience. I wanted to see the difference in quality vs pricing of contractors without being in a time constraint on my first flip. I n...
Kirk Zacharda
Newbie from San Diego
Hi my name is Kirk Zacharda and I am absolutely thrilled to be a new member of this community. I have lived in San Diego area for 25 years and have owned and operated an electrical contracting business for 20. I ha...
Sanju Varghese
What is the best way to find the owner of a vacant house?
Hi everyone,
I'm a new real estate investor and have found some vacant houses that definitely need to be rehabbed. I want to send direct mail to the owners of the houses to connect and possibly negotiate a d...
Jack Yen
passing water responsibility to tenants
Hello BP friends, my partner and I found an interesting property and while we look at the income statement. The first thing we notice is the water/sewer expenses is huge! it's a 30 unit and they spent $22K each year o...
Wilson Lee
Contractor has vanished
I have worked with the same local contractor for the last 3 renovation projects. I like his work. But as of last week he dropped off the face of the earth. I don't want to get rid of him, He is cheap with low overh...
Adam Craig
Ideas for curb appeal on new house
We just finished the inside now we want the outside to match. This is going to be a rental unit.
They previous owners painted the front redbrick white which I hate - I dont like the looks of it or th...
Mitchell Sorkin
First BP Post, Introducing Ourselves and Looking to Chat!
Hey Guys, My name is Mitchell. My brother (@Andrews24) and I have been extremely passive members on BP for about a year now. We’ve observed the forums here and there and listened to a podcast or two. My brother has pa...
Ryan M.
Help Analyze 85% Remodeled Almost Vacant 8 unit and Build 8 More
Hey all,Long post. Questions at the bottom. Thanks in advance.I'm still new to investing, as I only have 1 SFH so far. I was brought a pre-market deal of an 8 unit property (two 4 unit buildings) with the plan of addi...
Geremy Rosenberg
First time REI and feeling my way to taking action
Hi All, I have been interested in REI for a number of years, but always let hurdles (primarily not enough money) keep me from really starting my journey. I have a young daughter and a growing family and my priorities...
Marvin T.
Finding owners
So I am finding some houses I am interested in taking a further look at. The problem I have been encountering is finding the owner of the property. Few of the websites I have came across to track the owner down you h...