Nancy B.
De Minimus Safe Harbor HVAC Question
Single family rental property was bought a few years ago for $42,000.In 2018, furnace and air conditioner were replaced at the same time. They were listed as separate line items.The air conditioner was about $2700. Th...
Leigh Ann Smith
Will you buy a flood zone house?
Assuming that you are purchasing a SFR as a buy and hold, and you're financing it with a conventional mortgage, would you even consider properties for which flood insurance will be required by the mortgage company?We'...
Scott L.
New home cost impact of rocks, trees, stream, grade in land
I have the possibility of investing in the development of two new homes (1 acre each) in my town. The neighborhood is exceptional and land purchase price will be lower than market, given personal contacts.
Th...
Adah N.
Which Two Will Fetch a Higher Return?
If your budget will only allow 2 of these, which two will command a higher rent in your B-/C+ class neighborhood LTR rental?A. Remove carpets on stairs, hallway and bedrooms, replace with LVPB. Tiled backsplash and gr...
Taylor Shapiro
SMELLY Brown liquid seeping up through Basement Floor!
Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you had experienced something similar to what we're experiencing over here.
We painted over a smelly basement floor with regular, white Kilz. The following day, I went over to see...
Justin Reyes
I want to buy a condo. What’s the pros and cons?
Hello I’m looking to buy a condo. There is this one bedroom condo for sale that’s about $100k. I want to buy it because it’s in a prime location and I’m sure will be easy to rent out. I was looking to take a FHA loan ...
Craig M
Experiences rehabbing in tract housing neighborhoods
The suburbs around Austin are flooded with cookie cutter tract houses. What are your experiences, good or bad, rehabbing homes in areas like this? It seems at any given time you can find 2-3 houses with the exact sa...
Esaul Viramontes
Florida Flood and Home owners Insurance questions
Hello yall! I am a little sticker shocked today....to say the least. I am relocating to Florida from Utah. In Utah, I pay about $450 annually. Now, I knew beforehand that Florida would be more expensive due to floods/...
Brandon Schwab
Story of opening a 16 bed assisted living home during COVID-19
It’s cold outside so sit down by a fire and enjoy a story, a story that is full of twists and turns that at times made my head spin. My longest post ever. This story begin in 2015 when this gorgeous 18,000 sf home on ...
Zack Pirulli
Lead Paint Situation
Hey everyone,The beginning of this year a Section 8 tenant of mine adopted her new born nephew. She texted me recently to let me know he had tested positive for lead. The doctor told her he will be tested again and th...