You should also begin reaching out to investor-friendly agents in the area.BiggerPockets is a great place to search for both of those individuals.Once you have the ball rolling with a lender and Realtor, you can start seeking an attorney, contractor, handyman, homeowners insurance representative, etc. 

You need to either have the wires re-run through the center of the joists or fur the wall as suggested.

Another option, but check on local codes, might be to pad out the bottoms of the joists with furring strips, leaving gaps for the wires, and then attach the drywall to the furring strips.

It perfect and sometimes drop the ball.

Hello everyone I’ll try to keep this as short as possible so it doesn’t turn into a ramble but to give you some background I’m 21 in Pittsburgh my only child is my fur baby 😂 but I’m working and saving money and I want to buy and house hack a tri or quad I was thinking 203k so I’m able to do some rehabbing as well and I want to buy and hold my question is how to get financing once I start getting up into and passed 5+ properties I know it would turn into commercial at that point so would it be a lot more cash at that point?

So yes, there is sometimes some flexibility in the commission if you go through the listing agent.Some things to keep in mind however: though the high percentage of Realtors are ethical, there are the sleaze balls that would  would shake down their own mother for a nickel.

I want to get my first property under my belt so I can get the ball rolling, but I’m just uncertain where to start that would best set me up for success.

Hello all, I am new to this and looking to start my journey in real estate investing. I am a first time home buyer that found a three family apartment with three bedroom units all the way up in Fall River Ma. This is...

On much older homes, the little round balls of insulation that look kinda like rabbit turds are asbestos.

That sreally low balling it.