Joanna P.
Is this home worth purchasing given concerning inspections?
Hi All!Newbie over here! I'm looking to house-hack in Chicago and have been looking at multi units for a while.. Finally found one in Humboldt park that's been around for a while with price decreases, made an offer, a...
Martin Peter
Flip #2
Just closed on my second Fix and Flip property. This one is an all cash transaction that took 3 weeks from first walk-through to closing. It is an 800 Sq/Ft 2 BR 1BA that needs some work in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. I wi...
Padma Mody
Insurance company is asking too many questions
I bought one SFH with my partner in our both name. Once we fix the house we change the name under our LLC name. So when we bought the house, we got the home insurance through Allstate and now they are not going to ins...
Jason Pinkerton
Renting Out Your House
Hello, I am in the military and between my wife and I we purchased two homes where we were stationed before. We just moved (PCS'd) from our second house which we lived in for 4 years. We are putting the house up for r...
Kate B.
Buying a 4 plex with Absestos (vermiculite) insulation in attic
I thought I had a great deal on a 4 plex, and got 20% off the list price. We have a contract for a cash purchase. The numbers are great.The home inspection yesterday disclosed that there is vermiculite/asbestos in...
Stephen Dispensa
Lessons in House Flipping in Tampa
So I thought I'd share a little post on some of the lessons I've learned in the last year and a half. During that time span I have been involved in 22 flips throughout Tampa Bay as an investor, a developer, and an age...
Jason Hartman
Have you had any experience with National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG)/Affinity Group Management?
We like the idea that this company caters/markets to investors; however, they denied one of our client's seemingly legit claims and it seems they trying to deny another one on a technicality. The second claim remai...
Gunnar F.
Mold Complaint...
Hello all. I am unaware of any mold problems in my rental home. I cannot recall ever having conducted any inspection for mold (though I assume the house checked out adequately when I purchased it around 2002). My tena...
Shaquetta Chittams
Renovation Cushion
What percentage of my rehab budget should be set aside as a cushion. Right now the renovation budget is at 45k and we haven't opened any walls, looked at the roof or the furnace. We know we want to update the kitchen,...
Tony Severino
Rehab Diary
There is a reason why I am not a rehabber…..
April 1 (Fools Day) My Banker was very friendly. Said he wished I would get a contractor because I didn’t know what I was doing. Best rate I could get was 6 points ab...