I'm looking at a short sale house that has a permit for a glass rear porch built in 2002. Listing agent says permits were not gotten for subsequent updates to that porch and the foundation on the porch now has a crack...

I recently had an REO under contract. We were waiting for the bank to return signed contracts. I actually scheduled my inspector to come out before we had the signed contracts back. Signed contract came back and as it...

Good afternoon all,Does anyone know what kind of inspector do I use to inspect a house to see if I should be kept for rehab or tear down. House built in 72 had a hoarder in there,  surface mold on walls, 5ft hole in r...

Good Afternoon Everyone. I am a Mom of three and a Grandmother of one. I currently have a full-time job but I've always been interested in real estate but never had the time or money to invest. My youngest child in 19...

So long story short we have a traveling nurse staying at our rental that got some water damage when the roof was being replaced, they don't have renter's insurance (which we require in the renter's agreement they sign...

So I viewed a two bedroom condo apartment in Massachusetts (near Acton/Boxborough) that was to be available for September 1st. There was one cat present that I could see, and it was confined mainly to one room. The ap...

I know that a lot of investors don't bother to repair a lot of the problems found in an inspection report. But how do you choose what to address and what not to? When I talk with the inspectors, naturally they tend to...

I was talking with a friend of mine who is a real estate attorney today and we had a discussion that I think many current wholesalers(and noobies) are not aware of.

Typically when you wholesale you schedule the closi...

Hello (again) Biggerpockets!I have a SFR in contract that was built in the 1950s, and not tested for lead or asbestos--  I'm going to assume that there's probably both within the home.  From all that I've read, lead a...

I have some cash and want to be a hard money lender. What kind of stipulation or kind of contract should I use? I already have someone come to me to lend them the cash to flip a house and they offer 20% interest for l...