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Rajeev Gandhi How big is age of property a concern?
9 September 2014 | 17 replies
Find out the lead paint regulations in your area to see how it complies. 
Pete Moss Facing duplex owner does not screen tenants & our tenants suffer.
7 September 2014 | 9 replies
Just to paint a picture when the owner rents a unit, he tells the tenant if anything breaks, its on them.The code violations include 45 tree with the top 15ft dead, sofa on driveway for 2 weeks plus, foliage overgrown at back of property. 
Phil C. Quite possibly the noobiest noob question of all time...
9 September 2014 | 8 replies
If you look at 8 houses, and you are reviewing all at the end of the day, you can tell where one ends and the next begins,  We also make sure not to take too many pictures. 8 max of only the high ticket items, roof, windows, kitchen, electric panel, kitchen, baths, furnace, ac, front and back, andything unusual,  i dont want a picture with a hole in drywall that will cost 25.00 to fix, no pictures of carpet of paint, or things we will replace in every house.... always a couple photos for perspective. 
Jim Hamrick La Casita in North Carolina. Thanks for all the advice!
12 August 2016 | 1 reply
Thanks to everyone for all the other advice regarding SPs v LLCs, insurance, paint, repairs, accounting etc etc.  
Account Closed Money, experience, knowledge now what? New chapter and need mentors please :)
8 September 2014 | 12 replies
I doubt repairs are only 2,880 per door with 104 doors.Carpet and paint alone depending on unit sq ft size would eat up 2k a door.I haven't even gotten to  mechanicals or the exterior parking lot, roof, windows, water and sewer laterals, and  a host of other issues depending on when the property was built.You can have big rewards but huge losses if you do not have the experience.  
Christopher R. What To Expect From Direct Mail?
10 September 2014 | 5 replies
I would say it depends on just how "move-in ready" you are expecting.If someone is sitting on a property that is in relatively good repair overall, with the exception of some paint, flooring, and minor kitchen updates (countertop replacement/cabinet refinishing) for example, as a result of inheritance or a property that may be more of an afterthought for whatever reason, then perhaps through direct mail you may uncover a handful of decent leads/deals whose owners haven't necessarily yet put the wheels in motion to get rid of a property that they may consider selling once they are given a slight nudge.
Roger Vi Buying home with defective siding...
8 September 2014 | 1 reply
It was built in 1990 and was recently painted.
Vicki S. anyone could please kindly help to refer a good general contractor in SF bay area (eastbay)?
9 June 2016 | 18 replies
I am afraid my deal is too thin,  my budget is $50k for kitchen , 2 bathrooms, deck, refinish floor, whole house painting, simple landscaping, new  furnace and water heater, and some electrical and plumbing work. 
Spenser Harding short sale countered by neogotiator
12 September 2014 | 24 replies
It does need new carpet/paint/intense cleaning/landscaping, would it be worth getting estimates on that?  
Mike Sanders Preparing for a possible fight with my new HOA over interior improvements, any suggestions?
15 November 2014 | 9 replies
Many small drywall holes will need to be patched, then every wall and ceiling primed (with Kilz, for the smoke) and painted.