BP Fam,I met with Ben Kayatta of Xcalibur Services recently and he shared some upcoming changes to the HVAC industry that I felt compelled to share with you all. These changes will likely impact pricing in a major way...

I need to install an L-shape French drain that I would say needs to be around 3 feet or so deep. The total linear feet would be around 120’. I was quoted by a 2-man team around $350 for labor as it would take them aro...

I have been reading about construction costs for rehab on MF units. How do you find good quality, but low cost per unit construction? Do you use the large national apartment remodeling companies or local people? ...

My First Rehab the long and Short of it

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This house was my Girlfriends house and her son was living their during the first part of the rehab, so the going was very slow i...

Hired contractor to remodel kitchen. Needed vent pipe capped off . He was supposed to cap off an open hvac pipe that is blowing hot air from the ceiling. It used to lead to a heating vent in the old wall that was...

Hey BP! I'm closing on our next property at the beginning of August. It's a unique property in that it's a SFH with a full in-law suite in the basement (2 bed/2 bath with full kitchen) and a separate addition that can...

Hello BP! It’s been a while...I’ve been a landlord for close to 4 years now and I just ran into a unique situation at my four family property. Here’s the breakdown:- Tenant in Unit 1 has private access to the property...

I'm running out of space in my house. Rather than get a bigger house, I'm looking for clever ways to organize my stuff. What's your best small-living hack?

So I finally got my first property under contract with a conventional rehab loan. I'm including an additional 20k on the loan to upgrade and furnish the property but I'm unsure about what I should upgrade and what mat...

Okay, so this one is a little out there even for me!What on earth could I possibly be talking about?  $3,900 for a real house, not a Barbie doll house right?  Where am I -- Detroit???  (See what I did there Josh, you ...