Hey all,I just want to  give you all a little heads up on the Massachusetts lead based paint laws. If you're new to investing, this could be one of the most important posts you read. I'm going to break it down in laym...

Has anyone had an issue where there is a discrepancy between the building dept and tax dept in town? 1 is saying my house is 3 units and then other is saying 2 units. Building department has no documentation to back t...

Hi guys, we recently rented an Airbnb and had a horrible horrible horrible tenants that we had to evict. Airbnb canceled the reservation and I thought the nightmare was over but seven days later I got a violation from...

Tomorrow is the inspection for a 20 unit apartment complex I'm purchasing, I'll be walking through the units along with the inspector. My previous deals were commercial office space/building 4 townhomes; I haven't pre...

I'm in the due diligence period on a property in Augusta, GA.  It has the current owner's house, a 1 bed/1 bath house, and a duplex, all on one tax parcel.   It's zoned R-2, which is two-family housing.  I called zoni...

Hi-We bought a property last year in Cleveland and did heavy rehab on it.The original listing says clearly that "boiling system intact" . Recently my contractor reported that the boiler is totally not working and need...

Hi! It's the first time I am going to be buying investment property in the States. I read about Residential Building Codes, which consist of hundred or thousands of pages and is updated almost yearly, differing depend...

I'm looking at a single family home in Baltimore. I would like to create an in-law suite of sorts, add a separate entrance plus kitchenette, and rent it out. Does anyone know if there are particular regulations around...

March 31st was the deadline for registering 5-9 unit buildings throughout the city of Seattle for the Rental Registration & Inspection Ordinance (RRIO).  After registering, properties are inspected every 10-ish ye...

I manage a 17+ year commercial building and environmental inspection firm in Texas. One of the biggest factors we see during inspections, is the quality of maintenance. I've always said, we should add property mainten...