Sid Newstrom
Can a person buy property with NO agents
Well... As we speak my wife is closing on our first rental !! But a new prospect has come into light. I just talked to an investor who has more than 20 properties and wants to liquidate. NO seller agents.... Someho...
Zinkeng Asonganyi
Tenant Abandoned Rental Property
Fellow Landlords, this is new to me, so I need some advice. Inherited a tenant when I bought a duplex. Their normal living conditions are dirty to say the least. Lease expire 07/31, but they have abandoned the propert...
Niobe Burden Austere
Foundation Issues - Cleveland, OH
Dealing with a foundation issue brought to our attention during the home inspection on a SFR we have under contract in Cleveland. The home inspection reported a faulting retainer wall, basement moisture and foundation...
Matthew Brenner
Worth buying rental property with lead status unknown?
When is it worth purchasing a rental property when the presence of lead paint is "unknown"?There are cities in MA where nearly every buy-and-hold investment property was built during the days of lead paint. The gross ...
Christian Clark
ISO: Property Manager & Contractor
Hi BP,
First, I love this community! It's been so helpful.
I am new out of state investor with an accepted offer on a duplex in Columbus. I am building out my team and am in search of a property manager and contract...
Matt Kowske
Bed bug advice for 12 unit multi-family
We took over a 12 unit building in January of this year that is mostly lower income immigrant families (I mention this because it may be relevant) and we are having problems with bed bugs. One unit told me they have h...
Mehdi S.
One Street, 3 Buildings, 8 Total Units - Let's Analyze Together
Dear Friends, I wish everyone is stellar. I'm looking at three properties packaged together in one Street. They are located in Baltimore, Maryland. The three properties combined have eight total units which are 100% o...
Michael Gandy
Home Inspections - recourse when deficiencies found
I purchased a property about six months ago that went through a three piecemeal inspections with a home inspection firm. Each home inspection didn't cover the entire house, but only portions of the house they were ab...
Randall Greene
Unpermitted addition
What's the best way to address an unpermitted addition when negotiating sale price?
Lori McGuire
Discovered Lots of Mold During the Inspection
I'm in Chattanooga, TN currently. My property inspection on a 16-plex I purchased was yesterday. Crazy how much mold is underneath all of the units, so I'm sure it's deep in the walls, etc. Also, 16 joists need to be ...