I am new to the real estate investment side of things. I have 15 years of remodel and custom home building experience. As a Forman for 5 of those years building custom homes and a GC for 3 years. The last 5 years I ha...

I have a house that needs to be painted. Painting contractor is someone I've never heard of or dealt with. The painter wants 50% down (6,000 dollars) for a job that should take no longer than a week. Since I don't kno...

I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...

I am trying to put a new roof at an affordable cost to an apartment building. The roof area may be around 2200 – 2400 sq feet (just a guess, I can confirm later). The cost is a major factor so I am requesting va...

This company is listed on this website as a hard money lender and they have very unfavorable reviews here at BP from members. After conducting a few searches on my own I figured I'd give them a try to see what they we...

I am looking to get started investing, I have some money to invest and am looking to learn how to do this the right way and not learn the "hard" way by investing my money foolishly. What systems are people using su...

If a few of you don't mind sharing, How do you (or your CPA) prefer to setup Quickbooks for rehabs.

Do you use class tracking?
Use a new company for each account?
How do you setup your chart of accounts?

Etc, etc.
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I own a small business and use an ACH processing company for the majority of my customs payments. It works very well as every month I know for sure what I'll have coming in on the 1st. No waiting for paper checks, acc...

I checked the BP company search, but there is no 401K / IRA category, so I'll just ask...Who do you use for your self-directed IRA?  Feel free to self-promote.

Hey All,I have a background in Civil Engineering working for around 40 years doing land development, floodplains, and waste management work, among other things. I stopped for a while to do life coaching and energy wor...