Austin Anderson
First Investment Property Analysis - Chicago, IL
Hello Everyone!I'm a long-time observer and first-time poster. I appreciate all the insight and wisdom everyone has provided, and it was the motivation to push me to buy my first rental.The Property is in Chicago, IL,...
Isaac Peters
Seeking lending options for a family member with limited income but lots of equity
I've got a family member looking for help to find a way to finance the rebuild of his home after a total loss from a forest fire in 2020 near Medford, Oregon. His home has already been rebuilt, but due to the rapid pr...
Eric S.
Questions about investing in Toronto Canada
Hi,I'm currently investing with a friend who has the property under their name. We are looking to avoid as much tax as possible as we are planning to flip. From what I gather is that incorporating allows us to pay les...
Khaled Helmi
To Nest or Not To Nest ... Thermostat
Hey everyone - we're in the process of doing our first rehab in Montgomery county, Maryland and God-willing it looks like it will be a nice profitable venture.Right now we're redoing a kitchen and updating a ton, but ...
Michael Orlando
Renovate or save money
Hello BP community. I purchased my first duplex (house hack cash flowing about 400 a month) about 2 years ago with 20% down conventional. I renovated the kitchen and bathroom of one of the units. The unit I didn’t to...
Michael Kiley
So you want to buy in CLEVELAND??
I respond almost daily to my inbox from out of state investors interested in Cleveland. Here is my usual reply...I self manage and do all my own renovations so I don't have any experience in dealing with outside prope...
Patrick Zepeda
Estimating rehab costs before or after inspections?
Hi all! I am having a hard time understanding the timing of the estimation of rehab costs. I thought you first estimated on a PSF basis how much the rehab would cost to come to a purchase price (PP+Rehab=70% of ARV), ...
Darius Moody
Home Inspectors
How's it going BP world?I have a short and sweet question that i'd like to ask. Does anyone here have a home inspectors license or certificate? I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to get one. Just another leg to ...
Jeffery Waicak
buyers choose finishes?
has anyone ever tried this? basically do the rehab 100% on the outside,so it has nice curb appeal. do all work inside to the point where you have drywall up and primed white. then market as starting at your lowest pri...
William Donnelly
unfinished space legal ?
Hello Everyone. I have a luxury unit that is currently being renovated. It still needs paint, carpet, new toilets, attic insulation, new upstairs heat pump, and the downstairs still needs to be cleaned and painted. Th...