I know everyone on bp rightly advocates being properly zoned and getting certificates of habitability for all units and rightly so.I'm just curious as to how this 3 family foreclosure I'm looking at has 4 separate electric meters and is listed on the tax records as a 4 family.

>p.s.Here is the course I am taking in real estate management.http://www.apu.apus.edu/academic/programs/degree/206/undergraduate-certificate-in-real-estate-management

Started my search looking for info on tax lien certificate/tax deed investing.

I invest in tax lien certificates.

@Nyala Eddings I wrote a blog post about Baltimore property managers.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3225/blog_post...I suspect property managers with the certifications @Kevin Knight are geared towards large portfolios or large multi family buildings.

Have you issued Membership Interest Certificates?

To make a long story short, a disgruntled tenant who I let move in with no money down.... only with a section 8 certificate, complained to the chief of the fire department (which is across the street along with the police station) about a bad switch in the apartment..

Is your agreement worded something like this: "Buyer is responsible for U&O (or Certificate of Occupancy)"?

See if you can go directly to the DCA in trenton and pick it up over the counter.Seth in New Jersey a green card, sort of like statewide certificate of occupancy for multi family dwellings three units and up as well as hotels, is needed when obtaining permanent financing.

As a long time purchaser of tax certificates in various states and for various entities, I was wondering about the feasibility of utilizing an LLC for the sole purpose of bidding and assigning out certificates to various IRA's which would be my own and my families IRA's.