Hello all:I recently closed on my single house - primary residency - and I'm thinking about adding a new extra bathroom within the house. I've heard some of my friends say that I should get it without a permit, other ...

I am looking to purchase a home FHA but it has 2 houses on the lot.  1 house will pass FHA no problem, the 2nd house will not pass FHA and is currently uninhabitable.  Our plan would be to rehab the 2nd home for futur...

We would like to include language in our lease that allows us to schedule quarterly/ semiannual inspections. Would be appreciative hearing how you approach this. Also, How much lead time do you give them?

Do any of you have a clause in your lease to inspect the property, say every 90 days or something similar? I have to keep after him about trash outside, do I have a right to want the inside reasonably clean??

Hi Everyone,Working on my first cash deal for a duplex. Are inspections it is clear that about $10,000 of pretty much mandatory improvements need to be made to bring it to code and for safety. I understand that laws w...

Hello All, So here is a difficult question,  How do Americans borrow money from German Banks?  Usually Mortgage lending is closely tied to National Government bonds.  Well the German bund(bond) is at never before seen...

I am going to give some hypothetical numbers to illustrate my question. Say I was able to buy a $100,000 property that needed about $20,000 in rehab to get to a good state for renting. Say I used a commercial loan to ...

We just sold a house to an FHA buyer and a lot of things came up in the closing process that I was unprepared for and I wanted to see if I just got hosed because of lack of knowledge on my part or if what I went throu...

Hey BP community!I am today years old in terms of this forum and it's already provided a wealth of super useful information. I've been on the sidelines with real estate investing for about 2 years now given this highl...

Do you post your rental on Zillow right away or do you wait?From my previous experience, the most activity for views and inqueries happen in the first few days after you post a listing for rent on Zillow. But, then th...