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As an Inspector it always was a concern of mine inspecting vacant property, was there meth used on the property, so I did something about it and now test for Meth. inspectordave
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What activities qualify for the material participation tests for making your short term (<7 day on avg stay) active instead of passive income/loss? I'm taking the "I contributed 100 hours and nobody contributed mor...
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Hi there, i am eager to connect with y'all to get the best out of investing into real estate. I am a kind of handyman with a little bit of experience on fixing & flipping but yet to uncover the best. I am looking...
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Hi BP Community,My wife and I are in the process of purchasing our first home which is a duplex that we are planning to house hack near Greenville, SC and we are reaching out for help with a situation we are currently...
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Hello All,Is it possible to by pass the self sufficient test when buying a 3 or 4 unit property? I was approved for an 800k FHA loan based on my income alone. Rental income was not included when calculating buying pow...
Hello!I am considering buying an investment property in Charlotte. My agent is suggesting that I get radon testing done as part of the inspection. Is this necessary? If it does turn out that radon is found, what are m...
When I am evaulating a potental investment, I put it through a series of "stress tests" (to borrow a banking term) to see if it will perform.
What worst-case sceanrios do you look at?
I look at:
-Long Term Vacancy...
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... Disclosure? Is this like a lead paint test or different?
Thanks.
-Uwe
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What are the best ways to determine if a plot of land will have building / sewer issues for a new development PRIOR to having an engineer come out and do the tests?If i'm negotiating a land deal is there any way for m...