All Forum Posts by: Joseph Tarallo

If I am purchasing a property with a underground oil tank in nj and I get the soil tested and the results are clean.  Do I have to remove the tank or can I sand fill it ? 

@Darren Sager  Thanks Darren,  yes the lead paint is chipping all over, ceilings, around windows, and walls.  I was going to scrape down what was chipping and paint over everything when finished.   I just wanted to make sure it was legal to do so and not have to get it all removed.  

@Dave Shellenberger Okay so if the pipes are in the walls and not visible it's fine & I don't have to do anything to them?  

Do you have and knowledge of lead based paint ?

Is it legal to paint over lead based paint in the state of NJ?

It's not occupied right now .. If I'm doing work on my own house such as lead paint removal myself by scraping it, that is considered illegal ? 

I can see the lead paint everywhere in the house and it's flaking all over 

Hi I am in the process of maybe purchasing a huge 3 family home for a pretty cheap price, however it needs a lot of repairs.  We do our own work so I will save a lot of money that way.   There is some things I am concerned about like Lead paint everywhere, and Asbestos on the piping in the basement.  The problem is how will I know if the asbestos is throughout the house inside the walls and ceilings or just in the basement ? 

My other question is when I get inspections from the state to rent it out what are the requirements I will need to meet when having lead paint or asbestos in my home.  Does it have to be completely removed or just covered the proper way? 

I am in the process of purchasing a 3 family home that is going to need about 30k in repairs.  That is me doing the work myself since my father does construction for a living.  It's a pretty large 3 family in Central NJ, but I'm wondering what it is really worth or will be worth after I fix it up.  How can I tell ?

Why is it so hard to find a listing of Foreclosures and Short sales in NJ .. Can't a real estate agent just send me a listing of all of them in my area??