From what I've been reading, it sounds like this is the time to change to copper piping but it sounds like it will cost a lot and take some time to complete.

Hey Dan,This is valuable information and good insight for those new to investing.

The main players in this space are Guidance Residential and UIF, but it turns out that they may just be purchasing a Freddie/Fannie loan on the back end to finance the deal and then structure it differently for the buyer - which isn't in accordance with their religious rules. 

Some of this might be do to seasonality (I don't have anything to compare to because I started marketing on FB about 9 months ago). 

Is this common, or are we overpaying due to lack of competition?

Hello,I have several ways to fund a down payment on my first investment property and would like to know the "safest" way to do so...Cash, borrow against my 401K (and does this method constitue the start of my investments) or HELOC. 

We rent single family homes, so we have a conversation about yard maintenance, snow removal etc - have you don't this before, do you have the tools etcI also bring up house cleaning questions, by telling them we had a tenant who did not own a vacuum cleaner, did not know how to run a dishwasher, had a mess in the basement etc - and then see how they respond.That is a non-offensive way to talk about house cleaning and you'd be surprised how different the responses are.

I am in the process of settlement on my 1st property in 1 week. i have a 5% down conv loan thru a credit union bank. this a duplex and is a row house. i plan to live in one unit and rent out the other. the seller is also selling the duplex property next to it.

One contractor claims he can finish the job in a day with three workers, while others estimate it will take a week.I'm not sure how to proceed with this situation.

Thoughts on this commission?