Terence Mcneil
Purchasing a house in a 100y flood zone
Hey BP,
I recently had a offer accepted on a house in Austin TX, the backyard backs up to a creek that is in a 100y flood zone. The house however sits on the 500y flood zone. I'm familiar with what the zones are, ho...
Andrew Kubiczki
no title search, NEED HELP!
Hello bp community. I've Been reading the forums and listening to the podcasts for awhile now. But I could really use some advice.So I purchased my second rental two years ago, it was a Fannie Mae(homepath) property. ...
Roland Brown
Land development project - DFW Suburb
Investment Info:
Other other investment.
Purchase price: $700,000
Cash invested: $28,000
Land Development project. Purchased 23 Acres of Farmland, east of Dallas in the suburbs. The plan is to wo...
Jon Klaus
Sub-dividing and developing land
I'm looking at a 50 acre tract that I'd like to sub-divide into 5-10 acre home sites. Or not even developed home sites, but smaller tracts that the buyers could develop later. I'm looking for resources for learning ...
Ben Bakhshi
Advice: Bank sold us one property, with two houses on it, already 2 parcels, but 1 address on the deed.
Has this happened to anyone else?We bought a Freddie Mac foreclosure recently for under $50,000. We assumed we were buying 1 house on 1 lot. I didn't pay special attention to the warranty deed at the time of the purch...
James Sebastian
Bought property with encroachment
So I just purchased property knowing the two neighbors behind me are encroaching. This is a 1900 house and the lot lines are uneven, so when the subdivision behind me was platted 20 years ago, my lot protrudes 15 fee...
Pat Martin
Easement question on land purchase.
I preface this question knowing that I need to call my lawyer but I just want to get some feedback before Monday. So I purchased a 5 acre piece of land that appears to be land locked but has a 25 ft access easement a...
Billy Daniel
Survey Issues from Lender
We are currently under contract to buy a house. We ordered a survey as this house hasn't been professionally surveyed since the early 90s. Lo and Behold the driveway to the side entrance garage is halfway on the nei...
Robert Villanueva
NO DEED OR PLAT WITH DIMENSION OF THE LOT
So I'm in the process of buying a foreclosure property in Texas which the plan is to tear down the distressed house on the lot and build something new. So I requested to get a survey done before we close on the proper...
Matt Daley
Ordering a Flood Certificate
Hello, I have a property that I am looking at purchasing. The current owner has a mortgage and has never been required to have flood insurance. Some of the neighboring properties are required. Before I get any deeper ...