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Is it bad to own rental property when it has a basement due to potential flooding and getting water in the basement?
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Hello BP,This is my first post and it may be an odd question for someone as early as I am in the business. This one is for my contractors who may know a little or specialize in house raising. I live in Milwaukee and...
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So I'm getting my feet wet I'm taking action and I went out and checked out this property tonight. The listing shows a 5 bedroom 1 bath house. And the two people that are living there with their mom are telling me all...
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How much do yinz budget for repairs and capex for single family rentals from the early 1900's in the Pittsburgh area? Rules of thumb such as 5% of gross rent for repairs, and 5-7% for capex seem optimistically low fo...
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Hello Pros! We are new REIs in Maryland. We are looking at purchasing our first multiple family unit. However, we’ve noticed that most of the multiple family units in our area are very old. Most of them we...
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Hi! I am very new to real estate investing but I want to jump into already. I'd love to meet up with anyone in Dallas to start a fix and flip! I have some capital, I just want to learn how to find deals and the whole ...
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Hi, I live in a hot (or at least warm) market and have been trying to buy my second home/first investment property for about a year and a half (off the MLS). I originally was looking for the mythical 'structurally sou...
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I am considering purchasing a mobile home to rent out to a tenant. I would be purchasing the land and the mobile home. The land is a little over an acre and the mobile home that is currenlty on it, is a singlewide tha...
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I’m looking at a small duplex for sale that is about 130 years old... when I viewed the property, the basement floor was wet, despite the fact that it had not rained for over a week. The house is built against a bluf...
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I think the answer is a resounding 'yes' but wanted to get your opinion. I have a couple of investment properties in Portland OR metro area. As the region is bracing for a big one, should I be getting earthquake cover...