Josh White
HUD Home, 203B Loan, and Lead Based Paint
Hello everyone, I have an offer on a HUD home which was accepted, however their was mold in the basement. This made me first switch my loan from USDA, to 203B to remove the mold. I have gotten an estimate on the mol...
Mike Garland
About to take the plunge...
I am a new member to BP and have not done any real estate investment deals. I have experience financing them at the Bank I work at, but that is it. So I was visiting with a real estate investor acquaintance over lun...
Chris Fayling
what should I expect to pay for insurance for single family
hello bp I hope everyone is having a great day. I have a single family 2 bed 1 bath that a wholesaler has brought to me. It meets the 1% rule at about 1.5%. All the other numbers are working in the calculators, ...
Account Closed
Insulation code requirements in 1912 built home?
Does a home built in 1912 need to be brought up to code with regard to insulation? I am thinking about buying a triplex built in 1912.
Ceril S.
Property first on-site look - code violations - how to get educated
Hi BP gang!I'm still a few months out from jumping in so I am in all out research mode.I convinced my wife to go to our first open house on a 2 family today and it was kinda scary!Not scary as in we were in danger, bu...
Mike Watkins
How do I target Mobile homes?
How do you target mobile homes or do you just mail out to areas where they're prevalent?I hope there's not a list on list source called mobile homes.
Larisa Van Valkenburg
Mold/ wet basement window sill
Hi,we fixed the basement window sill a year ago, it was ruined by water leaking from outside as we thought. I had handyman work on the slab to raise it. The basement window is on the north and irs quite damp outside...
Sam Akif
Flooring in triplex
Hi I purchased my first triplex fully rented in Philadelphia. Currently all of the units are carpeted. Once the tenants move out would laminate flooring be ideal or vinyl? I see an equal amount of comments for eith...
Sean S.
Engineered Hardwood Flooring?
Hi,Curious to everyone's experience with engineered hardwoods. Is there anything specific that you need to look out for (thickness, hardness level, installation method)? Any recommendations on suppliers? Working on a ...
Aaron Kelly
Recommended Finances To Purchase a Fourplex as a first time buyer?
I found a fourplex located in Cleveland which is worth around 220k and want to purchase it. According to its description, it is actually a triplex + single house in a single lot, seem perfect ideal for a househacker. ...