Line up a Title Company that you feel you will continue to work with and have them do a preliminary search to uncover any liens, judgements or encumberances.

Good Afternoon,Upon replacing a window in one of my rental units, that previously was leaking, severe water damage was noted in the structure was uncovered.

@Zack KepesThe biggest challenges are the unexpected things you uncover when you open up a wall; illegal or dangerous wiring, plumbing, framing, mold etc.  

For the longest time while being active duty military I kept my identity as a real estate investor somewhat a secret and didn't feel like it was appropriate to talk about in the military work environment, or post things on my social media channels, but over the last few years my mindset has changed and I have opened up and have started to uncover that secret identity and I have found that it has opened up so many doors and has also helped so many others open doors. 

Drummond went on to find more crates of smuggled whiskey under the floorboards after entering the mudroom through an uncovered hatch inside the floor.

Now there are many problem in my mind with the way title policy are issued, that's the reason I retired, but even with short comings that increase risk for the unwary insured, it's still better than taking an uncovered risk. 

But in practice, $500 if you can get away with it, $1000 is also common these days.For how soon to close, I think a "fast" closing would be 30 days out and wouldn't make it less that if you haven't already started the title work.A lot of these "motivated seller" properties have title issues so you want to allow enough time for a good title search to uncover anything like that.6.)

Possible issues:Minor amount of chipping paint in a bedroom and some exterior siding - in a pre 78 house Few small holes in the walls Uncovered electrical breaker in bedroom detached garage may need new roof Swimming pool has no cover or fence, and back yard fence is broken.

Hi guys, Thought I’d post an update with my experiences with GC costs.After meeting with many people, both sub-contractors and GC’s I was able to find some great sub-contractors that are happy to specialise in their trade only for reasonable pricing.

I would target a few pockets you like, and start seeing what you can uncover.