We do find out in the next few days that it was the park which had the meth explosion just one day before we bought it and it was all over the news for several days because sadly a 4 year old girl was severely burned.

Hello!I'm a part time investor in real estate with three buy and holds and three fix and flips so far.  I'm involved in the newly created Northern Utah Real Estate Investors Association (NUREIA).  I look forward to co...

Apparently our inspector would want an engineer to give a report on it and an AC person to do an analysis, and then pull permits and get it inspected.  

Looking for general thoughts/advice on realistic chances of getting this deal funded through SBA or other loan structure allowing for new independent hotel construction and a high LTV in the range of 80-90%:I am a principal with 20 years of experience running an independent hotel but no development experience although I have the right team in place in terms of Architects/GC's/Engineers/Designers etc and a great location with proven demandSolid performance, track record and high ranking on travel sites for current propertyDeveloping a small 31 room boutique hotel (economy/limited service concept interior corridor) on site of current hotelOlder property in need of full tear down as life span is coming to end (built in 50's)Looking to do a full tear down and rebuild with a total project cost of $3.6mm including EVERYTHING - demo, construction, FF&E, entitlements, permits, impact fees, etc.

I follow it up with an introduction letter, lease, tenant application (make sure no criminals but I ignore credit check on inherited tenants and so far have not been burned).  

I would definitely not recommend doing a mailing campaign as that could burn through your 5k really fast.

I am Electrical Engineer and wanting to start real estate investment.

My recommendation would be to pay from $300.00 to $500.00 to a structural engineer to come out and tell you what is really up with your foundation.

And rabbit pee is meant to be the worse - and it damages hardwood floors quite badly - it literally strips the coating off the floor.But removing carpet is easy, buy a mask, and get on your hands and knees with a knife, pry bar, whatever.Really recommend these:http://t.homedepot.com/p/3M-Professional-Multi-Purpose-Respirator-62023HA1-A/202080144/ And then burn your clothes afterwards.

I have about a year and half to go to graduate and work part-time as a helpdesk/server engineer.