Investors, I am in the process of acquiring a 4 Plex house hack and the units have carpet in every aspect of them except kitchen and bathrooms. This has got to go because tenants SUCK with carpet. What flooring are yo...

Hey BP crew! My name is Kevin Ochs. I live in Noblesville, IN, and am married with a wife and 3 kids. Currently, I work as a trainer and supervisor in the claims department of a major insurance company. I have dabbled...

I guess you can call me a long-time lurker...I joined BP in Jan 2020.  I always knew that I wanted to invest in real estate, but I didn't know what capacity.  With me being in finance, I'm somewhat risk-averse and tha...

I have a tenant for my first rental property. We are still screening her, but it should be fine and I expect to have the lease signed soon.  
During the showing, my future tenant asked to have a security system insta...

Hi everyone,I just opened escrow for a single family  home (two story, split level) in San Diego and during inspections yesterday some serious issues with the raised foundation were found, the house is partially on a ...

Hi guys,
Hope this finds you well!
We just closed on our first rental property. After 2 weeks the tenant reported that their bedroom window sliding off the track and it does not block the wind if it is wi...

I put an offer on an SFH for a BRRRR property and it needs some cosmetic work to say the least. Assuming our offer is accepted we're going to have a GC give us an estimate but I was curious if anyone had a typical num...

I'm looking for a GC in the Austin Tx area. I moved here 2 months ago and I'm putting together a team to flip at least 3 properties in the next 12 months.
Any suggestions on what to look for in a GC are also welcom...

Hello All,

I am wondering if anyone would share their opinion or even expertise on depreciation vs repair.

I just had an old HVAC boiler replaced for $3900 including labor.

I know depreciation would cost out the ...

Hello BP, I just wanted to share some pics before/after of my latest remodel of a 3 family house in Hudson County, New Jersey. I renovated 2 out of 3 of the apartments ( 3rd unit was already renovated). Units are all ...