Eboney Jones
Can a mechanics lien be placed on a property I don't own?
I was in the process of purchasing a for sale by owner home in TX and had looped in a contractor to assist with rehab. I signed a contract to allow him to get started on the home once we closed. Unfortunately, due to ...
Trevor Sarter
Can you file a mechanics lien on a commercial property in MI ?
I am a real estate investor doing a creative financing deal on a 60 unit apartment building in Michigan. I know that you need a contractors license to file a lien on a residential property but do I need one for a comm...
Dan NA
REO's - How Do You Know If Mechanicals Work If There's No Electricity?
Hi everyone,
I am going to preface this by saying I have never done a rehab before. Currently looking at a multi-family REO that needs a fair amount of work. The house has no electricity and/or heat turned on. I foun...
Paul Clements
What are the basic mechanics of township notification of sale in NJ?
Can someone please let me know the mechanics of the recording process on an owner-financed deal?We write up a deed and execute the sale. The deed gets recorded at the county level in NJ. Let's assume there is no CO ob...
Rachel Stopka
Crazy Contractor and now threats daily
I unfortunately hired a contractor for a house I just started rehabbing and he sounded really good! He came in with all sorts of experience ace telling me how great his work is. The project started and from day one...
Genny Li
New toilet options--worth it or not?
So I'm going to be replacing four clogging-prone toilets as I refresh the bathrooms, the first one being over Christmas because one student is leaving after finals and my own kid is actually moving into that room.I've...
Justin Scott
A wholesaler that can not yet estimate repair cost.
The DilemmaAs of now I am a wholesaler that is learning how to find deals. However after reading “the book on estimating repair cost”, I am still not confident to being about to estimate repair cost. I fear this may b...
Jeff M.
Physics
Are there any other investors absolutely crazy about science / physics?
Swann Virassamy
Best Entity for Flipping Real Estate in Canada
Hello,
My partner and I are thinking about starting a house-flipping as the next step to his consulting engineering business in building mechanics and electricity. He has ten years of experience as a consulting en...
Nathan Frost
Update - Detroit Deal
Hi all, curious on any advice or tips here. Inspection was schedule for today but when the inspector / my realtor arrive the power is off. They also noticed the furnace and hot water tank is missing / stolen. Selle...