Alan Mills
Sewer clean outs required?
Got an inspection objection back with something I’ve not seen on my other rehab’s (this is a Colorado property):“The seller agrees to have a licensed plumber install external sewer cleanouts per city code and scope th...
John Hill
Becoming a real estate inspector in Indiana. Muncie Anderson area
It seems to be very easy to get in inspectors license in my area . Basically some studying 12 hours of practical on handwerker so and take a test . With how easy it is I was thinking I should go ahead and do it bec...
Mary Ainsworth
Any out of state flippers?
Hello!I'm hoping to secure a fix & flip for my next deal and I'm looking out of state (specifically in Oklahoma). This will be my first time managing a renovation out of state so I wanted to find people who have d...
Johnathan Gonzalez
New Member Post: Thinking of becoming a Home Inspector
Hi Everyone. My name is John and I'm from Northern NJ. I'm in the middle of transitioning from my former career to a new one. Real estate is something that caught my interest as of last year and I just started listeni...
Ashley Wolfe
Do you inspect each and every property?
We just had our first accepted offer on a house that I knew would have some underlying problems. After the general home inspection, we discovered WAY more than we were willing to take on for our first rehab/rent so w...
Sarah Quin
New construction unable to be recorded in Land Court due to COVID
Hello everyone, I am a buyer in MA trying to purchase a new construction townhouse right now and close in a month(3 weeks passed by already). However seller is unable to record condo docs in land court due to COVID. O...
John D.
Home Inspector Referral: Palm Springs / Palm Desert / Coachella
I'm under contract on a 4-plex in Palm Desert, and am looking for a home inspection referral. There are a few things raising red flags including a step-up shower that might indicate some odd plumbing or sewer i...
John Blackman
Form 8908 - Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes
Is anyone aware of how to qualify a home you built as energy efficient via this irs form?
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8908.pdf
My tax accountant mentioned this to me and this is the first I've heard of it. Aust...
AJ Aviles
Out of State Investor - Remodeling and Home Repairs
Hi BP Community - I am an out of state investor (lives in CA, invests in FL). If you are an out of state investor and you need to preform one of the following: Home Improvement, Home Remodeling, or Home Repairs and th...
Michael Downs
Interviewing home inspectors
Purchasing my first BRRRR property outside of Chicago and I’m interviewing inspectors for prior to close. I’d hate to run into a problem that would blow out my budget. What should I look for in a good inspector bes...