I am in the process to buy an investment property in NC. Inspection report found an area covered by tarp, may cause leak. Rest of roof was noted as ok in general. What is the cost of fixing roof leak? Should I rep...

I'm in need of a GC referral to do a scope and estimate for the rehab of a high end home in Sumner Washington. The GC would be paid for his time. The purpose would be to get an unbiased, professional pre-purchase e...

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I'm evaluating a potential deal in San Diego and the property has a ~600 sqft addition to the house which the listing agent says may not be permitted; the agent was of no further help, didn't even o...

Self-directed individual retirement accounts are good ways to save for retirement with assets such as real estate or precious metals. Conventional IRAs usually only service assets such as stocks, mutual funds, and CDs...

When you are buying houses for renting - what age is ok? We are looking at some houses built in 1905 is that super old? What about 1950s? Thanks for your help

No, I'm not talking about people.  I'm talking about wood frame houses.  I am new to all this and have been looking at various turnkey wood frame SFR's built in the 1950s and 1960s (before that scares me).  I have nev...

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I own a triplex in Oakland, and I have one of the units coming vacant soon, and it's a large studio that I wanting to convert into a 2 bedroom or 3 small bedrooms and then rent it out month-to-month to trave...

We have an older home we are going to rehab, it had a new oil furnace put in in 2006; however, with oil not being near as efficient as gas do you think it is worth the money to switch? This is a flip. I am unsure w...

I have a 3 story duplex with central heat but the bedrooms on  the third floor (which is converted attic space) don't get adequate heat. One guy told me I needed a new furnace, another said I have to use window units....

I'm currently living in a house that I want to convert to a rental.  I've been told by a couple accountants that I can have repairs done while I'm living here and still deduct them - that I can justify that these were...