Welcome @Jamie Garcia good to see another local LA investor discovering BP.One of the biggest complaints members have here is finding reliable contractors.

My latest project we discovered friable vinyl tiles  under the carpet!!!  

Paying the plumber $250 is better than me driving 30 minute each way and messing with it for 45 minutes to discover I need to go to the hardware store and then return and fiddle with it some more.Unless if the wife and I aren't getting along, then I could spend 8-12 hours sweeping the floor in a rental utility room.

Good Day My name is Dined pronounced(DEE-NA-OH)im situated in South Africa , i discovered the site while i was goggling ways of investing in property without money and must say that it has been of great help . i have been reading the ultimate guide to real estate investing, and Chapter 3 focus of different real estate investments and how you make money from them.although the book states that there a number of ways of real estate investment i was just wondering as to how does one go into student accommodations?

The middle part of the city, which includes downtown, Lake Merritt, and stretching all the way to the Oakland hills, is actually quite nice with a lot of beautiful neighborhoods.I understand the SF hipsters have discovered Oakland and are starting to move there because it's less expensive than SF.

;-)I recently discovered that in PA it is illegal to own a hedgehog as a pet...but legal to own a giraffe!

Regarding title insurance, I just discovered that auction.com has provided a title insurance commitment letter with exclusions.

Los Angeles, I'm discovering, is a tough market as it is and I'm coming into it (this past year) at a time when houses are selling mere days after they're listed and at prices higher than asking.

So if you are investing in cheap Midwest properties and lets says the water bill is 6 months behind, the property owner is responsible (intimately) for ensuring payment, and this would not show on title search but as soon as title transfer the utilities company discovers this and sends you the new owner a bill.

Just one follow up.... since the estoppel is sent following acceptance of my offer, what happens if I discover new information as a result of the estoppel?