I dont think this requires alot of money to get started. I bought quite a few lots of land in October last year at a tax deed sale. Like Karen says having a home developed by an architect wont increase value. I bo...

Just bought a new rental but the previous owner smoked a pack a day.  The whole place smells like cigarette smoke.  Painted the whole place but didn't even change the smell.  The carpeting is only about one year old a...

I ran across a product at Lowe's today. It is called Modern Masters Countertop Transformations. It is essentially a way to paint/epoxy old laminate countertops to give a "granite" look. It costs $250 to cover 50sf ...

I think this is a great new feature.

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/25/topics/80292-bp-update-73-launch-of-the-biggerpockets-forums-keyword-alert-system

I've just started using it and have put in about 20 key w...

Hi BP,I am currently based in the Greater Boston area, considered by many reports to be the second most unaffordable real estate market in the country. Just like anywhere, finding deals isn't easy, but the question I ...

We have our first project that will be closing in a couple of weeks. We learned the hard way that finding good contractors can be a challenge. No offense to the contractors out there! We are finding that many of the c...

So although we've been doing real estate for a long time, we've never really done any seller financing till now.  We have an apartment complex consisting of 15 units owned FREE and CLEAR.  NOI is around $30k and the s...

I am from Canada and just found some properties in upstate NY that im interested in looking into there potential and such..

Although I cant look at the places in person or meet up withanyone because its so far away, ...

I've been researching the hard money lenders in my area, and I was wondering if anyone would share their 3 biggest problem with HMLs?

Hi All,

I am trying to work the numbers on a deal that I am interested in and am curious as to what Capital Expenses I should average into my long-term costs? For example: if the roof is already in good shape, should...