An Alabama client of mine had this experience, but I think it is relevant nationwide. He had smoke detectors in all rental houses. It was the tenant's responsibility to test the batteries periodically and replace them...

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...

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I've got an issue on a property I want to buy -- The windstorm policy on the house cannot be found (or was just not built properly, not sure which.) Either way it's nowhere to be found. For argument sake, let's a...

Hi! New investor here! We just closed on our first investment property and we jumped right in with a quad plex. As a newbie, and one month into owning , we (husband and I) feel like we def jumped in with our eyes wide...

I am currently looking to buy a 6 unit building and have been visiting properties for inspection. Every time I visit a property and inspect the furnace, I find the furnace and its piping overwhelming and confusing. Is...

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 ...

We've been fixing houses for a long time now in multiple cities and for lots of different exit strategies. Even though we have had thousands of inspections done on properties, we've never before had to face this issu...

Hello, I'm currently under contract for a two-unit building. It's a worker's cottage style building that is probably between 100-120 years old. The building has a stone foundation that can be accessed from a crawl spa...

New to bigger pockets! I'm currently under contract to purchase a brownstone building in Jersey City, New Jersey. I just had the inspection and the inspector said the building has knob and tube wiring. Apparently it's...

Hi. We've been looking to invest in a SFH and making it a rental. We found a foreclosure at the 90k price point, which is good in our area (NY).  To our surprise, the house looks pretty good inside. It's not too bad o...