Sylvia Schumacher
Inspection - structural issues found - what to do and what to learn from it?
Hi all!
I am (was) in the process of buying a duplex out-of-state. A few weeks back, my agent reached out to me with a listing, I put in an offer and was taken up on it.
The listing wasn't too detailed and didn't ha...
Troy Kelly
First Investment Property-Duplex
Greetings All,First I must say how excited I am at finally being able to make my first diary post after so much planning, prepping, research, lamenting... You get the idea. Just to give some background, I've been lurk...
Troy Sheets
HVAC 3rd floor cooling problems
On a 3 story house (plus basement), how do you adequately cool the third floor if the air handler is in the basement? It's been my experience that most forced air systems never seem to adequately cool the 3rd floor...
Howie NA
Converting to Lofts
Has anyone tried converting buildings to Lofts? In my area, it all the big builders/companies that are doing the conversions, but I want to try it with a commercial/industrial space. I would like to do the conversio...
Garett Jacobs
Starting out with this deal...what do you think, money maker or t
Hi, my Name is Garett Jacobs...Ive been in the trades since I was 18 though my dad was a painter so I was an subject to indentured servitude since from around l the age of 13. I've lived in the Topsham/Brunswick area ...
Dale Couture
How to estimate home values before and after improvements?
Forgive me if this has been answered somewhere before...I am planning on getting into real estate investing in a few years once I finish paying off my student loans. In the meantime, I am trying to learn as much as I ...
Virginia F.
$100k pre-approved / I don't want to die in a cubicle
Hi all!I was almost about to complete the American Dream (actually have 2 leases and some credit cards) and just the house was pending. Then, I was feeling sad and demotivated about the life I’m living versus the life...
Shirley X.
what to do with this kind of heating unit
We are planning a complete cosmetic rehab on a duplex with this for heating (see pic below). What the name is it? What would be the reasonable options to deal with it? (It looks unsightly and outdated.)Any thoughts wo...
James Dainard
SFR Fix and Flip in Bellevue, WA
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $950,000
Cash invested: $150,000
Sale price: $1,470,000
Contributors:
John Whitney,
Victoria L...
Mike Nelson
Owner oversight of managers authorization on spending on repairs
In a 425 unit property managed by a professional property manager, what is the upper limit manager shoud be able to spend on making a repair without getting permission from owner? Sometimes times is of essence in giv...