Hello, everyone! Merry Christmas to all. Over the past weeks, I have been educating myself on everything that has to do with real estate investing. I have decided to start with wholesaling since I don't have much mone...

Hi BP! I'm under contract for a property zoned SF in Youngstown, Ohio. The home belonged to my grandfather before his passing in 2013, and my uncle sold it in 2014. I'm purchasing it as an owner-occupant with a conven...

What is the difference between breaking & entering, and squatting?If someone breaks into your empty house and then decides to stay, can you just call the cops and have them arrested for b&e/trespassing? I've n...

hey there.. its the most wonderful time of the year.. which means lots of online shopping, packages being delivered and packages being STOLEN.. I have 6 buildings and it only happens in the 1 building.I am pretty sure...

Before you make an offer, contact your title agent partner to run a search in advance to find out what all my be going on internally with the seller and the property.   If there are a bunch of liens or Lis Pendens , t...

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When does a property normally get to "Pending status"?  Is it mutual acceptance and both parties sign the contract?  Or is it when the Inspection, Financing, and/or other contingencies are waived?  I'm not sure if the...

Hi - Are there generally window ventilation codes that designate a certain amount of windows that need to operate vs fixed? I know in bedrooms there needs to be egress, but in a study, etc. are you required *generally...

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It is my understanding that in California, homeowners are allowed a right of rescission period of 5 days before any contract that they enter into is made binding. As someone who is starting out fo...

I think I've got a pretty good list of probate leads now, and I want to use a commercial service (yellowletters.com or click2mail) to send them off, but I can't seem to get a clear answer about the best way to up...