Hi All,My girlfriend and I have recently started our real estate journey.  My girlfriend, Amanda, or "Mandy", thought it was a good idea to document this adventure on her Blog.  We just finished our first flip, and sh...

From the state website, it only needs registration and business insurance for anyone to be a contractor?

No exam or skill tests?

Very easy to obtain the license, huh?   Could be good to a handyman or property ma...

Is re-roofing your house considered a major investment in regard to major home investments in calculating cash basis

I have alot of questions about home improvement loans. If anyone knows alot knows someone who may have alot knowledge of those please contact me

Beyond comparing comps on the MLS does anyone use any resources for getting a general idea of what type of value adding a bedroom, 1/2 or full bath, etc creates? I understand this varies market by market. The below li...

Hello, so i have questions about home improvement loans and the pros and cons about them. I bought my first home that was a fixer upper that my family and i currently live. The more i do the more projects seem to pop ...

Hello,Does anyone recommend any home improvement courses in California? I was looking into taking some general contractor or construction courses so that I can do more myself with my properties.How have people had suc...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence private money loan investment.

Purchase price: $110,000

Cash invested: $15,000

Sale price: $250,000

2200sq ft home 3.78 acres home needs repair

W...

I want to increase the value of my primary home by doing some much-needed repairs.  My wife and I want to sell this home, then downsize or owner-occupy a multi-family, and have additional cash for investing.  We curre...

We will be hiring someone to rebuild our back porch. We plan on spending about $4,000 on the project. I figure the current FMV of our house is about $80,000.

How much can I figure the 4K improvement on an 80K house ...