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Hi guys-I hired a contractor to do exterior and interior renovations at an apartment I own. Exterior work was to be completed first, then move to the interior. Cost of the exterior was estimated (agreed to and signed)...
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Hey everyone! To celebrate the new ability to upload photos easily here on the forums, I'd like to start a "before/after" thread here on the site so people can post their favorite transformations!
This is Y...
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Hey guys!
We are considering to purchase a property in Texas, and seller's disclosure revealed a foundation repair. It was also stating that the structure was situated in an "AREA OF ACTIVE SOILS". My 1st thought is t...
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We are currently working on preparing our former first-home-turned-rental-house to sell. We are getting a new exterior paint job and touching up the outside (replacing broken sidewalk and fixing negative drainage)....
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Can anyone explain accelerated depreciation and when to use it? Any other awesome tax benefits to discuss?
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We are putting in Smartcore flooring in a tri-plex This will be a hold property at this time so we want to make it as bullet proof as possible as we renovate. We are working on one unit and adding flooring but have b...
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If there are any appraisers out there, or people familiar with how they are done:
What are all the things that are looked at when determining the value of a home?
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We are almost at the two year mark with our first investment! In April of 2015 my husband and I purchased an 11 unit apartment complex with a duplex on the property for a total of 13 units. The property was in distre...
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Hello,
Just wanted to share with you all the project I did a few weeks ago, this was my first home purchase ever, my first fixer, and my first rental. Except for drywall, I did all the remodel entirely by myself and ...
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Hello all,I'm new to BP and investing. I am mainly interested in doing buy and hold but I want to try some flips as well. I am in the bay area in the east bay in union city / hayward area.I've found a house that I cou...