I have seen several houses lately that would be good purchases. But, they have large trees that could pose future maintenance/costs to remove. By large I mean 4' diameter, 60'+ tall. Should this prevent a purchase, or...

Hey everyone,Today was nerve racking. I finally found a deal that made sense/cents and put in an offer on a 4-plex that I've been looking into. I had no idea about the $1000 earnest deposit needed to be taken seriousl...

RE question if anyone is up for it. I know there are a good amount of out of state investors on here. So I am a Broker in California. I found a great deal here in Pennsylvania. I haven't met listing broker, but she g...

Hello everyone and Happy 4th!!!I am in the process of buying my first property and have an upcoming inspection on Thursday. I was wondering what should I keep an eye out for, or what I should ask about during the proc...

I've ordered title work on a property I'll be doing a double close on. Upon speaking to a potential buyer about title work already being conducted, he mentioned that he would have to order title work too. If he's usin...

I have a tenant who is already late on his payments but he was smoking in the property and caused a fire. The total damage is close to 5k. The property manager informed me 3 days late and said that he doesn't have ren...

Hi BP!I am in the process of buying my first property and we have a 12 year old water heater. The inspector recommends replacing it, but the contractor says it should go on for a long time.My question is: how long doe...

Hello, We have some mold on the drywall after some tenants moved out. They told us that they had attempted to wash it away, but it came back. We got some mold inspectors to check on it and they told us that it is prob...

I have, in many ways, a great tenant. They've been renting for 3 years and have never even had a late payment. It's a mid-range property in my area ($1,200/mo.) and I'm really lucky to not have a vacancy for this long...

People are the most valuable currency. Through my experiments I've learned a thing or two about constructing a winning team. After years of trial and error, I've identified the key traits that separate the weak from t...