We recently bought a duplex to live in one unit and rent the other. Our unit has a fireplace whose vent to chimney has been sealed, but it has a pipe coming up from the floor that is capped. We assume that's a gas lin...

An older gentleman I know owns a mortgage and wants to sell it. The occupant has become a problem and is way behind on payments. If he sells the mortgage will the buyer be able to foreclose immediately? The gentlem...

The lender is escrowing for insurance. I talked to my own insurance agent, and he told me that even if I add myself as an additional insured I still wouldn't have liability coverage.

I have the property in my pers...

I am remodeling one apartment in a 4-plex. Each unit has a fireplace, and I would like to eventually remove them all for safety, insurance, and space reasons. This post is meant to seek out thoughts on what to be...

Hi, I am looking at a bank REO, with the help of a buyer's agent (following some of the advice here on BP on the importance of not using dual agency). Now our buyer's agent is saying that the listing agent promise to ...

should i use rightmove.com for overseas proprities ?

Hey everyone. Recently purchased a property through a foreclosure auction. We found a gas fireplace in the basement without the exhaust hooked up. Another colleague recommended taking it out as the inspector for the c...

Can you guys recommend good quality gutter guards? I purchased some vinyl junk (http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100020939/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053) from Home Depot an...

Again, sorry to bring up something that has likely been covered multiple times, but I just had a tenant move into one of my rentals. I am strict in my screening and "no pets" was clear in the listing. She has been the...

I purchased an older home (1900 era) from another buy and hold investor a little while back. It is a decent home in a great location. It is a buy and hold property and I plan on keeping it that way for the time b...