Undrea King
Should I buy a house that has been flooded in Houston?
With the recent floods in Houston, there have been floods in areas that have not been flooded before. I recently came across a house on a golf course in a desirable neighborhood. However, the homes (about 125) all t...
Abraham Kauffman
Just send it to the lawyers already?
I bought a three unit apartment building sometime earlier this year. Was just going to redo it and sell it.Hired some electricians to take care of it. After they inspected it, they gave me a verbal estimate of $4,500....
Amedeo M.
Out of Country Investing?
Out of state investing seem to be very hard, out of country is it a mission impossible?Send your tips!- Would you invest?If yes, where and in what kind of property would you invest?- Turnkey or not?- Rehab or “ready”?...
Naz Hossain
Does this rehab scope of work makes sense?
Hello BP, we are currently under contract with on a triplex for 139k. It was built in 1912, which comes with its own set of issues. We initially budgeted about 50k for rehab but rehab estimates are coming out close to...
Dion DePaoli
Housing Market - Rehab Event Horizon
So I have developed this theory. I have had the discussion with only a handful of folks but was interested to see what the BP Nation thought. I have tough skin, so if you think I am crazy, just let me know, no big d...
Geren Williams
The Pros and Cons of all Cash Purchases
Background - in 2006-2007 I owned a primary residence and 6 rentals. I did not study a lick and made every conceivable mistake that a newbie investor/landlord could make. I was over-leveraged, did no deep deal analyse...
Joe Smith
giving up house with reverse mortgage but needs furnace
so i am wonderingmy grandmother has a reverse mortgage she is going to be giving the house back to the bank in two or three months. it has the original furnace from the 1960's in it and it died so she needs a furnace ...
Account Closed
Landlords: I need your advice
Hello all!So, I've been in this landlord game quite some time now, and my second largest business expense is mildew abatement.Let me explain.Most of my properties are in Monterey County, where we get a lot of humidity...
Jeffrey Anderson Gil
Buying Prefabricated houses from China with Alibaba, a good deal?
Recently I received an ad showing that PTH (www.putianhouse.com) is selling pre fabricated houses and ships them from China. Does anyone have experience with this? I'm specifically interested in their light steel vill...
Owen Dashner
Negotiating Quick Tips
This past week was a pretty good week for my real estate business in getting several new houses under contract. Each seller's situation was different, and each person had a different personality type, negotiating sty...