But, here we have the city shutoff right at the meter typically down near the sidewalk/street and then a shutoff right where the water main comes into the house.In my area it is code to have the water meter in the house isolated with gate or ball valves Usually the valve before the meter has a lock out on it that only the water dept. can open or some sort of tamper seal to prevent people from by-passing their water meter.

If the property has zoning or building code issues a loan or insurance can be a problem.The commercial zoning could drive up the value if someone wants the building or even just the location.

You can make more money by focusing on RE deals than by learning the tax code.

Other lending transactions are covered by banking laws, loan companies, pawn shops, securities law, with additional lending and collateralization as well as collections falling under the Uniform Commercial Code, Fair Trade/Collections and a hoast of other regulations.

Make sure you visit them face to face because they screwed up my address and the zip code fell in a bad area and they flagged it for full doc.

In California they sign this puppy ...It is understood and agreed that this agreement applies to all known and unknown claim of loss and we, (husband/wife) waive all right or benefit that we may have or in the future may accrued under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which section reads as follows: General Release: Claims extinguished.

My accountant is good at keeping records and making my books straight but she's not up to date on the details of tax code.

You could use this to calculate an ROI except the big question is how much will it take to bring this property up to code.

Just for your information check with the local city to see what setback city code specifies.Sounds like there is no setback where fence is.

I would be forever grateful if people could help me out and let me know which areas/zip codes investors are looking to buy in.