Maureen Nixon
How do you know if it’s a war zone?
Hi all, We have been looking through a ton of properties and listing to every book and podcast. I have heard the words war zone constantly and I’m nervous about it because I feel like we might be on the edge. Not on...
Seth Mosley
Walk through or inspection ?
Hey guys!
Writing to get some opinions on this as I've had mixed thoughts...
Do you buy and hold investors out there think it even matters to do a physical walk through of a property you're thinking of buying? Or doe...
Keoki T.
How much of your (closed) business is generated from online leads
For those interested, here are some of the poll results from a December Inman Special Report regarding online leads...In this report* published by Inman, it was revealed that online leads continue to drive business st...
Joe Noone
STR Rules, Regulations and loopholes in St Petersburg, FL
I live in St Petersburg, FL and trying to understand the rules, regulations and loopholes with AirBnb properties. I heard that STR's are banned in St Petersburg but you can only have 2 reservations per year under 30 ...
Derek Morrison
How to Analyze a Market
So I'm, trying to analyze a market to invest in. I've heard that job growth and population growth are two important factors (i.e. you don't want to invest in a town where the population is declining 7% per year and jo...
Khalipa Oldjohn
What does property sales instrument code OR and CD mean w/r/t a vacant lot purchase?
Hi, so I won a tax deed at an auction for a vacant lot but I am trying to determine if there are a bunch of leins on it. The last few sales codes say CD, QC, OR, OR. I know QC means Quit Claim but what does OR mean? A...
Jade N.
Foundation repairs after inspection
Hello All,
I placed an offer on a property I thought was a good deal. However, the inspection revealed that the foundation had undermining and there were 2 vertical cracks in the foundation that need sealing. The res...
Ken Wang
Questions for wrong real estate ad
Dear All, I am buying a single family home in Maryland. From the ad, it states "Newer 2-HVACs". However, when we did the inspection, we found 1 HAVC is "newer", but another one is the original (never been replaced s...
Bertho Augustin
Househacking with Duplex_ Built 1937- Cloth Wire and Potential Asbestos
Hello Everyone,I am trying to get into multi-family investing with a Duplex built in 1937. The house has a lot of potential to add square footage and create more value, and we got under contract. The Inspection report...
Jean-jacques M.
very bad experience with a Turnkey in Detroit
Hi and thank you to anyone who could help me.I signed a contract in january to buy a single family house to a Turnkey based in Detroit. Typically the house had to be renovated before closing. The home inspection rev...