Hi everybody!My name is Daniel Lehrman, and I'm a complete newbie when it comes to anything real estate related.   I am currently employed as a salaried financial advisor at a large company, but like many others in th...

Hi everyone,A few weeks ago I was thinking about all of the technologies and services that we use to run our investment/property management operation and decided a visual was in order to map it all out. I'm an IT guy ...

I am looking at a condo and the owners have smoked heavily in it for years. When you walk in you get hit with a strong cigarette smell and you can see some residue on the walls from it. Also, the unit is carpeted so I...

Hello,I need some urgent help - thank you so much in advance! We are in the process of purchasing our first rental (buy and hold), getting ready for home inspection - but we are thinking of dropping out.  Should we? T...

Greetings BP,You all are the best.  I read something on here about a site in Massachusetts where you can check if a house has been flagged for lead: Massachusetts Lead Safe Homes Link HereAfter visiting the site I lea...

We are looking at possible investment property that was built in the early 1900's and we suspect there is lead paint in the house to some degree.  We have not determined the level of severity ;)I have read most every ...

I'm buying an old duplex built well before 1978. It's not a HUD Home. My financing is FHA 203k Standard Rehab loan. The plan is to do rehab throughout the property. It has chipping paint around the exterior of windows...

Hello BP members! I am based out in California and looking to invest in the Indianapolis area. Relatively a newbie but been lurking around BP for a couple of years now ingesting all the amazing contents and reading on...