Jim Cummings
Houston Changes Building Code In Response To Harvey
Houston Makes First Regulatory Response To Harvey Flooding HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) – City council agreed last week to require all new construction in the city's flood plains be built two feet above the projected ...
Paul Nicklin
Quick way of getting a rebuild letter for legal non-conforming
Has anyone had experience with getting a rebuild letter from Philadelphia? I was about to close on a refi when my mortgage company through me a curve ball needing a structural report and a rebuild letter. I have a leg...
Brett Hennessy
First house fire, any advice or wish I had known?
Had my first fire, looks like it will likely be a total loss. Just curious of any advice from those who have been through it. Also any thoughts on rebuild vs sale of the lot. Thank you so much!
Tony Silvas
Should I even make an offer??
They say to make an offer on every house but what if it costs more to redo a property than the entire property is worth? Example: 660 sqft home in bad shape. The lot is only worth 5k. Back Taxes and fees are 5k. ARV i...
Matthew Fermino
Financing Options for multi family tear down
HiI’m trying to decide what the best way to fund a tear down and rebuild of a multi family I own in wells maine. I own a side by side duplex that that we purchased 3 years ago for 750k and has appreciated to around 9...
Jimmy Wen
Understanding Land vs. Property Values
Hi all,I have a newbie question for all of the experts here! The question is for my recent purchase of a duplex (residential).How do I separate the land value from the total value of the property I just bought? There ...
Nathan Leland
Rough start to our first STR
My wife and I finally made the leap and closed escrow on our first STR home last Friday at 2:03pm, the Oak Fire started 7 minutes later, and (it appears) that the house burned down 24 hours later...we never got the ke...
Joseph Ortiz
Rental property insurance coverage
Hello!This year the value of our rental property is higher than last year so we are wondering should we keep coverage of the property to amount of the mortgage or the value of the house (value of the house is higher)?...
Julius Morganson
Utility fees when demolishing a house
Hi guys,
I’m requesting help understanding the utility fees when demolishing a house. I have called the utility companies, but I’m not getting a clear overall picture of the whole process.
If I demolish a house...
Aaron Kyle Kinslow
New real estate investor
Hello,My name is Kyle Kinslow and I am a real estate investor based in Nashville, TN. My wife and I both hold down full time jobs but find real estate investing both enjoyable and rewarding. My wife is currently obtai...