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16 February 2025 | 70 replies
Majority of South Philly-Newbold (19146/45), Point Breeze (19146/45), Wharton/ Dickinson Narrows (19147/48)Brewerytown (19121)True Temple - 11th to 19th, Cecil B Moore to Diamond, most investors may be stuck on Broad-18th(19121/19122) West Oak Lane Closer to Cheltenham Ave (19126)Port Richmond SE of Aramingo, SW of Allegheny Ave (19134)East Kenzo (19125)/Old Kenzo (1923)/Norris Square (19123/33)W Mt.
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13 February 2025 | 5 replies
I’m curious: are others who house hack buying homes they can just barely afford, or are you sticking closer to the ~30% housing rule and using house hacking income as an added bonus?
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16 February 2025 | 11 replies
I recently sold my personal house , had a buyer get a home inspection , and tried the same crap , to the tune of $60K .
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14 February 2025 | 37 replies
If so, do they conduct inspections?
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13 February 2025 | 8 replies
Definitely get a specialist out to inspect.
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14 February 2025 | 1 reply
Hi Eric, I use Doug Lyons with Lyons Home Inspections for all of my personal properties and all of my clients.
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12 February 2025 | 27 replies
The closer to a large metroplex more people live outside of a small town.
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28 January 2025 | 6 replies
Getting a rental license as an out-of-state investor is doable, but you’ll need to manage inspections and compliance.
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8 February 2025 | 10 replies
Regarding the property condition, thats on the inspection report and hopefully you went through it with a fine tooth comb.
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21 January 2025 | 8 replies
@Danth Aman I'm assuming you're doing a general home inspection?