Dutch Marc
Home Owner & Building Permit Inspector
Hello readers!My Girlfriend and I just got a call from a Los Angeles "Code Enforcement Inspector" He left me a VM today, and also left me a Business card about a week ago and on our door steps when we where not home.P...
Reuben Deal
San Diego and Jamul Property Investment
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) other investment in Jamul.
Purchase price: $550,000
Cash invested: $150,000
Purchased primary 4 bd/2ba 2200 sqft with 4 acres for 415k in Dec of 2014, ...
Brendan Chisholm
Fannie Mae Homestyle Loan update and lessons learned.
I recently wrote about my experience with closing a Fannie Mae Homestyle loan and going through the vetting process for general contractors. Fast forward sixty days, and I wanted to provide some insight into renovatio...
Amanda Sutherlin
House with a Well- I'm clueless
I'm looking at a house which has well water only. I'm clueless as to what to look for, questions to ask, pros cons? The house was built in 1955, block home and per the owner they had a new well put in which cost 6K (p...
Rigel Cable
Extensive termite joist damage
our general inspection report for a 1962 remodeled home in Atlanta came back with this termite damage. Home was vacant for 10 years apparently. Rest of home is brick/cinderblock ranch. “Numerous termite shelter tubes ...
Ryan Moore
Water with MF
Hi, starting to look over MF units and I was curious about the water expense. I see most MF's listed have water built in as an expense. Why is that? Also, what options do I have as a prospective buyer to not have t...
Delroy Watson
Unfinished Basement conversion
Hello Everyone, I just bought my first 2-flat in Chicago. However, I have a large unfinished basement I would like to convert to a 3rd unit. I am trying to get an estimated idea of the cost of this project. If anyone ...
David Griffey
Mold Do it yourself
I am looking at my first property that was flooded in the basement along with leaks everywhere there is plumbing. I had already planned to remove all the drywall and repair as part of the rehab. Also, while everyt...
Eric Hathway
Can untrained landlords change light fictures and outlets?
Can untrained landlords change light fixtures and outlets? I am not a licensed electrician, but I am more than capable of changing out light fixtures and replacing outlets and switches as an upgrade. Obviously, if som...
Paul Xiong
Converting garage to ADU
I'm currently planning to convert a detached garage on my rental property into an ADU. I have a few questions regarding the conversion cost and how to rental it out as a separate unit.My goal is to use the ADU for mid...