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I am a first time homebuyer in California who has been looking for a home for a year and a half. Never been in escrow before as I was always priced out. But finally got my offer accepted but ran into this issue.
Sell...
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Purchasing a 6 unit property in Maine (cold, snow), 3 separate buildings, that has separate oil furnaces for each unit. All of the furnaces are 20+ years old and the tanks are corroding. There is no natural gas in t...
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I hate to ask for help, but am having one heck of a time figuring out an estimated cost for renovation on a property I will be closing on at the end of the month. It's 1,344 finished single family manufactured house b...
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I've been told that a home warranty is a smart decision for landlording. I can pay the monthly amount for the service (~50$) and then when anything breaks I can have the tenant pay the deductible, making issues pretty...
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A local HVAC company has been working on the AC unit in my rental since mid July. They came out at least 5 times in total, and told us that there are more things to fix each time. Finally, we decided to get a second o...
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I began studying REI about a month ago. I really want to have a property under contract at the end of this month or by the middle of next month, Am I rushing things?? How long did you wait before your first investm...
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I'm flipping a 3 bed 1.5 bath 1206 sqf with attached 2 car garage. My question is if I do a garage conversion to add more living space will it add value or should I spend the money else where. Any feedback would b...
Bonjourrrrr everyone!Ok, obviously wet behind the ears here, I literally just made this account to ask this question so please don't butcher me for my ignorance but I have finally received my first phone call from a p...
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I rented my duplex out to some druggies (no, i didn't do a background check and yes, i will DEFINITELY do that from here on out), and they left the stench of meth and cigarettes in the place. I've painted and it just ...
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Hi everyone! I haven't been here in a while, forgot how good it feels!! :) :) :)We are buying a house that has a converted garage, however it was converted without a permit because the square footage still reflects a...