John Tran
Zoning Question For Property Located In Kalamazoo
Hello BP,I came across a property that is zoned as a Single Family Residential, but the seller claims that it's a Duplex since it's a 2 unit (1 up, 1 down). I found out that it was zoned as RM-36, and I was wondering ...
Robert Schulmeisters
Finding local school health
Does anybody have a hack on how to find out the financial status of a school district when buying a house/apartment.I'm looking for more than 'how good a school is'.But how is the school's budget.Some school districts...
Jasmine Hu
neighborhood in Richmond - Shooting At Shockoe Bottom
I am checking into Richmond for investment purpose. Just read news. Is Shockoe Bottom D area? Shoot is near E Main St and 17th st area, very close to the train station.How about following locations:Jackson Ward,Monroe...
Jane Z.
Nervous about renting out first rental property
Just finish repairing my first rental property. It is a ranch home with 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Nice, clean, lots of trees and privacy in a good school district. My property manager took some pictures last Wednesay an...
Matthew Shay
Raising Taxes Based on Purchase Price
Which states raise taxes based on the purchase price of real estate? I saw somewhere online that California is one of them. Is there a difference among the different classes of real estate i.e. multifamily vs. single ...
Andri Artayudianto
Zoning and Unrelated tenants limit per unit
Hi BP, I see a lot of duplexes and triplexes that are actually RSA-5 districts as apposed to RM districts. And many units housing unrelated persons above the legal limit of number set by the city (5-6 unrelated people...
CO Yilmaz
Canadian Investor - Analyzing San Antonio
Hi BP
I was wondering if anybody had some insights in the San Antonio market. I'm from Toronto, Canada and I am new to the Bigger Pocket platform. I am still in the learning phase where I'm listening to podcast and r...
Tony Vicente
R-8 Zoning Multifamily?
I'm looking at a home that's zoned "R8", contains a single family home that I'd like to convert to multi-family.R8 includes both single family and multi-family. Does that mean I'm all set and can break it up in to sep...
Paul Scalcione Jr
Does school ranking matter?
I've been finding good investment properties in a different state, however, the school is ranked very low! I also found good schools with not so nice homes. How much of an influence does the school have on the renting...
John Pelaez
Handyman education credentials
So I'm looking for places to go to learn how to maintenance my properties so that I can save on labor costs. I have a GI bill to cover the cost of the education and I'm looking to learn electrical, plumbing and either...