Jonathan Farber
Quadplex in Raleigh - Parking issue
This is for a quadplex in Raleigh, North Carolina. I live in NY and we have a property manager managing the property. We got a message this AM from tenant explaining that parking is becoming tighter as the unit is fu...
Maura Paler
My First Vacation Rental
It was a trailer. A 1966 New Moon mobile home with vinyl floors, pink appliances and tacky brown walls. Upside? GREAT lake views in an area I knew well and was passionate about. Paid $46K cash. It was my first real es...
Nicole A.
Update basement floor- asbestos sticky tiles?
My question today is actually about my personal home which was built in 1973.We have a finished basement we plan to update. Currently, the floor has two layers of those sticky tiles. Some (of both layers) are coming l...
Philip Pape
Basement vs. Crawl Space in New England (Connecticut - CT)
Hi everyone, this is about new construction in Connecticut (CT).Roughly 85-90% of homes have full basements, and I think there's a psychological expectation in the market for a full basement in New England, to the poi...
Bobby C.
Changing from park owned to lot rental
Hello all,
I am looking at an 11 unit MHP in North GA right now, waiting on my offer to be accepted. The homes on it are very old ranging from 1959-1985. I can replace existing homes with a like kind property, but wa...
Bernie Neyer
Second build in Chanute, KS
After my duplex was built, I decided to try an build smaller more affordable places here in Chanute, KS. They will be 4 Plex, one bedroom ~500 sq. ft. apartments. It has been a learning experience. The area is a very ...
Gregg Reinbold
Converting an empty barn into a five unit apartment building.
In 1992 I was negotiating the purchase of a 4,400 sq ft commercial building. The seller had recently retired and offered to include an adjacent lot with a second building for no cost if I could close within two month...
Account Closed
Shipping Container Apartments VS Stick Built (Oregon)
I have been obsessed with shipping containers homes and apartments for the last 15 years. I am now in the position to build my first small apartment complex and I want to use prefab shipping container studios to do so...
Kyle Dhillon
Experience building a flex warehouse?
Hi all!
I'm looking into purchasing industrial-zoned land around San Antonio, TX and attempting to spec out the cost of building a flex, multitenant warehouse from the ground up. This would be around ~10k SF, steel o...
David F.
Vacant House Safety
Hi Everyone,
I had a question. I recently came across a vacant house that I feel has tremendous potential. My question is: what are the safety issues, as in personal safety issues when dealing with vacant houses, ...