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I own a duplex in Parkersburg, WV and the tenant on one side says their water quit working last night. The duplex shares a meter and the tenant on the other side is having no water problems. The water company came out...
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Trying to figure out our best choice to tax shelter our forthcoming profits for sells lots we have subdivided from our primary residence. The mortgage on the house is being refi and the lots will be free and clear. ...
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Newbie investor. Working with a realtor that sends me MLS leads daily. Found a property i am interested in for a potential wholesale but want to see it in person to get a more accurate idea of repair cost. The agent i...
Before I was out of town for 1+ month in January-March (snow months), I shut off the main valve. However, the subsequent city water bill still showed a non-trivial water usage (6 CCF). I checked and didn't find any in...
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Hi Everyone!
I am so glad to have found this website! Its great to see all the discussions and strategies used by successful investors :)
I am an software engineer by the day and dabble with real estate in the night...
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Hello everyone,I posted this up on another forum and got no reply so I'm gonna try on this one. My question today is what is a collateral Mortgage? As I was doing my homework in checking if ther are any lien on a prop...
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I initially had citizens insurance approved. They are now going back and cancelling my policy as they said the roof was not satisfactory after reviewing the pictures. In case I can not fix the roof in time, I would ne...
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This question is for both flippers and buy and hold investors:-What are your top 5 neighborhoods you prefer to buy in and why do you prefer those neighborhoods?-What are the top 5 neighborhoods you avoid buying in and...
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I have noticed lots of properties, where the owners were running Airbnb or Vacation Rentals, are for sale. When I dig deeper, I noticed that almost majority of these properties had one thing in common. They are all sl...
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I'm baffled by how a property's water bill is so high despite there appearing to be no leak. Multiple plumbers said they don't see, hear, or smell a leak. Meter isn't spinning like it when I got the water main replace...