For those investors with 2-4 family homes in the Rochester, NY area, what are typical Cap Ex and Maintenance costs you've seen over the years?

There was a sad, sad situation recently in a neighboring subdivision. Husband/father started a fire on the roof of the house and murdered everyone inside. Now, the house is boarded, except for the upstairs, where ra...

I'm about to view this property at Norfolk, VA tomorrow and I'm not really sure what to think about the trees in the front yard. Would you consider these trees hazardous? What are your experiences on tre...

I am starting to flip homes in detroit, mi in some up and coming areas. Buying 3000-4000 sqft homes for 150ish and doing 130,000 or renovations.The properties are in such bad shape no one will insure me so my hard mon...

Hello everyone,Happy Saturday to you all! Tomorrow I will be doing my first walk through of a potential rental property, so exciting!So many questions come to mind:1)What are some things I should definitely be looking...

I'm a buy and hold investor normally, but I just got an offer accepted for a HUD property that I think I may want to flip.  The house was built in 1968 and the previous owner made a half assed attempt at upgrading the...

What would fellow investors say is a rational approach to having a (say) 50+ unit building inspected?I am not particularly interested in knowing about loose outlet covers and those kinds of nit-picks I've seen in insp...

Has anyone rented their roof for additional monthly income as it relates to solar energy?This opportunity has presented itself to me and I'm doing a bit of research. I can rent my roof to a company for solar power. If...

I'm new to the world of landlording and would appreciate some help.I'm purchasing a duplex in Salt Lake City, UT. The duplex is currently occupied and tenants in one unit have been given 30-day notice to vacate. I wil...

Hello all,

So after the inspection on a 4-plex, we sent the following response to the seller:

1) Repair/replace main plumbing waste line that is backing up and leaking in the basement.
2) Replace water heater that i...