Ben Corby
I messed up buying a property at tax sale in PA
Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on BP. A little about me, I have been investing in RE for about 11-12 years now. I have 22 rental units, mix of SFH and multis. I have done a bunch of flip properties.I...
Logan Allec
Roofer says there are 8 existing roofs on a 60-year-old property
...and wants to charge extra for each one. Property is in Southern California just outside the LA city limits--generally mild weather conditions. I find it unbelievable that there could be these many roofs on a buil...
Brock Hoffman
Wildly different quotes on electric??!!
Hi BP world! I love real estate!! I have been investing for a little over a year and have two rentals and am currently doing my first flip. I have got 3 quotes on replacing the electric wiring on my 2100 sq ft 4 br 2 ...
Mike Girard
Insurance Company has revalued my property without explanation
I already posted this but I fear I overexplained. I recently got a notice that because of "certain features" the insurance company's inspector found when giving my property the once-over, the valuation of my fairly st...
Wesley Edwards
Lath and Plaster repair costs
Hi everyone,
I am in the middle of renovating a 1600 square foot rowhome so that I can start renting it out. Having been built in 1890, the walls are all lath and plaster. The house has been vacant for a few years a...
Account Closed
Abandoned apartment complex, owner/LLC dead - how can I buy
So I found this 100+ unit apartment complex that's been abandoned for at least 4 years. County Records gave my the name of the LLC and that there's $70K past due in property taxes. When I researched the LLC I discover...
Elena Koyun
Tenant complained about damages after repair
We have installed a new window in our tenant's apartment. Tenant sent us the following email "We would like to address an incident resulting from the window installation. We noticed today that some of our property was...
Robert T.
Polling Landlords & Brokers on T.I.
Very specific question for those that are familiar on this process i.e. CRE brokers & LL. We are delivering a shell building for a national chain QSR franchisee. What have you seen LL offer for Tenant T.I. assumin...
William Westfall
Rental Property Flood Recovery
On 7/11/17 we had over 10 inches of rain in less than a 24 hour period. Needless to say our rental basement was flooded with the water line coming up about a 1' above the main level floor. 7/14/17 - Police finally all...
Nitin Singh
Investing in Seattle area
I live in bay area CA now but lived in Seattle for 10 years earlier. Reading forums I get the idea that is best to buy first investment property local. CA is out of my reach but I can do Seattle. I still go to Seattle...