Jeremy Rusnak
Duplex wet crawl space - need opinions/feedback
Hey folks,Just closed on my second duplex last week! This one needs some work but the numbers look good. My particular question today is regarding a wet crawl space.I'm north of Seattle so this is a wet climate, bu...
Anthony Cross
Type of Rental Property Insurance
Hi BP. I'm analyzing a few properties for my first investment property purchase, which I plan on renting out to my brother and a few of his friends in a college town. I asked my homeowners insurance carrier for a qu...
John Anderson
Should I wait until 2023 to build an ADU?
Hi all,Looking to build an ADU behind a single family house in the South Bay. I had a bunch of GCs provide quotes back when money was free in 2021 and lumber prices were through the roof. Decided to pull back because...
Kerry Baird
Yikes! Hurricane Impact Windows...they cost an arm and a leg...
Our price for 19 hurricane rated impact windows and 5 French doors, came in at a 27% discount from the Bid Room at HD. This beach-side rehab is one house away from the inter-coastal waterway of Florida, and a handfu...
Logan Zanki
How would devalue of the US dollar effect realestate?
It looks like were in the beginning stages of the rest of the world pulling away from using the US dollar. What effects do you think it will have on real estate currently owned and realestate you purchase in the fu...
Bienes Raices
Mold behind vanity in bathroom
In one of my properties there is about 2 to 3 square feet of of mold on the base boards and the drywall just above the baseboards behind the vanity, under the sink's plumbing.
The visible parts of the plumbing are no...
Al D.
Need Opinion from Birmingham PM or Attorney
Dear Abby (a licensed Alabama RE agent/broker, RE attorney, experienced property manager - sorry, no offense to anyone else, but I need just the facts from this post, not guesses.)First, the law as it is written:Secti...
Adam F
Persistence and low balling, does pay off.
This a tale of a property I closed one year ago to the day, April 4, 2013. Arguably one of the most difficult properties I've ever acquired.
Property: 4600 sqft commercial building, clay tile construction w/ ...
Joseph Niedermeyer
Two businesses so two LLCs?
Business number one: I do some handyman work as a cash side business. I’m considering turning that into a proper business within an LLC allowing it to grow into something bigger and more self sustaining. Along with do...
Tim Schroeder
Should I assume 50% for rental expenses when analyzing a deal?
Many REI calculators use 50% for expenses for Rental Property analysis. Should I stick with that when analyzing deals or try to be more accurate by breaking it all down? In other words, is the effort involved worth th...