Peter Bronk
How to pay off borrowed downpayment when doing a 1031 exchange
I purchased a four unit building early this year. Part of the down payment was borrowed using a 2nd mortgage against another building, so my real equity is lower than the building value less the 1st mortgage. Financ...
Elford Stephens
Help!!! Tenant moves adult daughter and grandson into 1 bedroom
Hi BP,We are new to property management. We took the leap last February and purchased our first duplex. There are two one bedroom apartments. The downstairs tenant is an elderly lady. Per the previous owner, the ten...
Peter Lysiak
Cash out refinance without a clear CO?
Does anybody have experience with a cash-out refinance without a clear CO? There are tenants living in the SFH but it's quite "messy" and I don't have a clear CO.
Ibrahim Turker
Commercial Real Estate Investment in Turkey?
Our company NRG Ltd. is a family owned architecture company in Istanbul for ten years. As well as we are always into new projects, we are continuously working with Lacoste, US Polo, Swatch stores and some well known l...
Thuy Pham-Satrappe
Buying a house that has no year built listed
I'm considering buying a house that does not have a year built listed anywhere that we can find. It's not in the tax assessor's, courthouse records, or MLS. Any red flags or consequences I should be aware of as I cons...
Matthew Hicks
How to compare plumbing bids
Hello Everyone,
I'm currently planning the redevelopment of two 2,900 sq. ft. historical homes in the city of Pittsburgh. We've done full scale renovations before but I've historically relied on my contrac...
James Palin
forms that need to be exchanged between a investor and contractor
Good Evening from Dallas, TXI was building of list of documents that I need to have my contractor sign. This is my first rehab so this is what I am coming up so far.W-9Scope of workWarranty of the work that is comple...
Bassel Haddad
How to get information about an HOA before making an offer?
I'm interested in making an offer on an condo in FL, but I noticed that there's a lot of units in the same building for sale within the past month which got me a little worried and I'm trying to get information about ...
Mark Horn
Rules for Qualifying Rental Income on a second FHA loan
I am closing on a 3 unit FHA deal (my first) this week. Call it foolish but I am already thinking about strategy how I will pull off my next deal. Here is my question.
If I live on this property for a year or two...
Brandon Turner
Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms
Very interesting article. Hopefully a lesson to all the landlords here ...
Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms