@Luke Ward - once I quit buying properties, I started setting aside 5% of gross rents for maintenance reserves... just in time to incur a completely out-of-the-blue foundation repair.

Build your foundation so that you know what the values are, the process of buying and selling, etc.

No HUD Code is going to qualify for mortgage financing unless it meets several criteria, including a permanent foundation that the home is affixed to.

I enjoyed your podcast and took to heart about you discussing the BPO and how this has set a great foundation for you to build off of for your investing career.

I've found out what a Radon mitigation system looks like and how they work, and I now know how to check for mold.The 2 big things the inspector found that I hadn't counted on were mold (lots of it) and the root cause of the mold which was a bad part of the foundation which was causing water to enter the basement.

The house does need a small bit of leveling/foundation work but that is not unusual for Central Texas.

I was very interested in looking at the property and ensuring its foundationally ok and repairs would not break the bank.

Most self dealing articles seem to refer to foundations and self-directed IRA's.Have a meeting with my tax attorney next week...Thanks

It'll give you a good foundation to build on.

Need help with a house that the inspector says that I need a foundation engineer to look at.