I'm in Central Ohio, and have been looking for a good investment property or two in Delaware OH for nearly a year. I've purchased one, looked at a few, bid on a couple of others. But good deals are getting harder t...

Considering a duplex that is 53 years old, has not had plumbing or electric upgrade. Recent inspection provided by seller indicates minor issues with plumbing and makes note of older electric. Needs a new roof (that w...

Hey everyone,I have 3 units right in the middle of where Irma went through.  Most things were fine, except a giant oak tree fell over.  When it fell, it took out the power lines and broke the water line below it.  The...

So here is a quick run down of a property I am looking at.  Its in a C neighborhood, but not in the war zone, mostly families on section 8 rentals in that area of town. I  purchased another rental on that street a few...

Hello Everyone!I'm about a 13 days from closing on the 7 unit in San Diego and I'm starting to look for an insurance company for the building.  I wanted to know if any of you have suggestions on what to look for and t...

Hi all,I have an inherited tenant in a unit which allows smoking in the apartment - they pay rent on time, cause no real problems, are generally "okay" overall.The problem is that one of the two tenants is on disabili...

I have some questions regarding the purchase of a personal residence, potentially via an LLC (state of CA). The following describes the scenario and goals (which are somewhat unique). The names and amounts are fiction...

Was listening to Geithner talking to some senators and he was saying he'd like to see renters fill all the vacant houses. To facilitate that he said he'd have to take over Fannie and Freddie. Hmmm, I was thinking this...

Hello all,I’m looking into becoming a home inspector as a way to help raise capital for my investments. I live in Ohio and I work two 18 hour shifts a week so I’d have a lot of available days despite working a full ti...

I put an offer on a two-family home with a decommissioned underground oil tank. I just found out that the oil-tank is actually under the ground floor apartment and the current owner will not allow for soil testing bec...