Keelia Purscell
Older duplex needs central air
Hey there fam, I'm finding quite a few older 1930-1960's duplexes and fourplexes in my general area here in DFW that don't have central heat/air. They are currently rented with window units/space heaters. This would...
Sam Elder
FHA Home Flipping Waiver About to End
In an effort to stimulate repairs and sales in neighborhoods hard hit by the housing crisis and recession, the FHA waived its standard prohibition against financing short-term house flips. Before the policy change, if...
Paul Wolfson
Santa Clarita ADU Laws
Hello everyone. I’m looking to buy a SFH in Santa Clarita and build a new ADU in the back yard. To be clear, I’m not talking about converting a detached garage. I’m talking about new construction of ADU in the back ya...
Michael Herr
Non-Recourse IRA Loans
looking to purchase long term buy and hold in self directed IRA (roth).
Asking: 30k
Purchase:20k
10k in rehab, ARV 50k. Rents for $800/month.
I don't t have an offer, because I'm not yet se...
Aviv Berkovitch
How to protect a new AC unit
Hi everyone,What is the best way to protect a new AC unit from a theft? I need to install two new 2.5 tons AC units in one of my duplexes, and I want to make sure that no one will take them a day after the installatio...
Matthew Rogers
Legal Repercussions for House Contract Back Out
Hello,
I'd like to share my experience regarding a house purchase deal gone bad. I'm going to try to be as objective as possible in order to not bias feedback.
My wife and I were under contract to buy a personal re...
Mike Peerless
Approximate costs small duplex
Hi all,I have a couple properties rented out but looking to build for the first time. What are the best resources/tools to figure out approximate costs of building these days? I am looking to put a small 2-3 fam on an...
Dustin Cook
Seasons
I have a question that I think the BP community can help me out with. I live in Oswego, NY and the winters here can get a little crazy. I am just wondering how this effects the real estate investing business. Would it...
Zach C.
inheriting tenants
Hi everyone,I'm currently in the process of buying a Triplex to house hack. I'm inheriting two tenants and I was curious if anybody had any suggestions on what I must do. I know eventually I can raise rents and restru...
Nina Liu
Decisions on an aging building with end of life issues
Have a 1960s 30 unit single story motel where we are coming up on some end of life issues: the cast iron plumbing is disintegrating underneath bathrooms, radiators are starting to leak, electrical is in poor condition...