Im about to start a business venture with the guy that gc'd my first project.  It is my understanding that some cities in Texas require a GC to be registered with the city, but the state does not.  Am I correct?  also...

Hi all,I am located in California and purchased an out of state investment property (condo) in Dallas, Tx in March. My tenant informed me that some homeless people have set up tents in a vacant lot that is located beh...

Hello Everyone.  I just had my water and plumbing inspected in my 3 story town home rental, and I wanted to run the findings by he community to see what everyone's comments are.  The water heater is located in the att...

We received a list of what I would call grievances from our previous landlords. It was not an itemized list of deductions. As a military family, we’ve rented for a good chunk of the past 23 years, but I’ve never encou...

Has anyone done this? For taxes purposes and to keep the money apportioned correctly, it is even possible? Thanks

'You need to set up entities to protect you from lawsuit liability' is the general advice.

In my area, liability insurance cost $22 per year for 300k

Somebody needs to explain me, what can happen, whic...

Hi all, here is another one I'm hoping to get thoughts on.  My properties are not local and in different states so despite contracts, addendums, & requirements there is no way for me to be 100% sure that either m...

It's time to re-roof one of our MF buildings and I don't have any experience dealing with flat roofs with torch-on membranes.  The surface of the roof is ~5500 ft sq, and the building is in a cold climate (nice summer...

I recently got a  property under  contract for 140k and  had  3  contractors  quote  me on  how  much it would be. Which was over 40k in rehab cost on average.The  bank believed that the listing realtor  undervalued t...

A few days a week, I catch myself looking through the commercial forum for articles or posts of people making investments or asking questions on industrial/warehouse style buildings. With the lack of information on th...