Enyi Ajoku
Certificate of Occupancy
How relevant is having a certificate of occupancy when buying a property (multifamily or single home). My wife, agent and i are all in the same page when we come across properties which produce good numbers and other ...
Bryce Adams
Howard County, Maryland Land Valuation
Hello BP community! I recently participated in the Howard county tax lien sale and have a property that I can now start the foreclosure process on. This property is land only and is zoned commercial. I have a title re...
Jose Ortiz
"An individual who has a proven legal need" for Death Cert in MD
I want to be a PR for a property I found. No one stepped up to claim body, no one stepped up to claim house, no one stepped up to do probate. I want this house and am willing to risk it. How can I get a Death Certific...
Nicole Bryan
Baltimore Lead Based Inspection HELP!
Hello team!I have a property in Baltimore that I'm preparing for a lead based inspection. I'm not familiar with the process however. Is there some kind of a pre-inspection list? Or a way to get a pre-inspection to be ...
Eric Dubrule
Tax credit for lead abatement
In August of 2013 I paid $7,680 for lead abatement. I am eligible for $4,500 lead tax credit through the state of Massachusetts. My question is, do I still claim the 7,680 as a deductible repair expense or do I ha...
Joe Duhamel
Hiring contractors when flipping
hello everyone,I'm a relatively new real estate investor out of Rhode Island who does mostly flip deals. I've been working on bettering my process ensuring I'm covered from a liability standpoint .I'm being told I sho...
Yuriy Skripnichenko
Importance of the zoning in Philadelphia
Hi all,
I keep encountering people who bought a property thinking that it was a duplex or a triplex. And later learned hard way that in reality the City sees it as a single family.
If you are looking at a MF prope...
Mike Girenko
Question about purchasing unwarrantable condo
Hello everyone. Wanted to get an opinion on my current situation…I am in the process of purchasing a condo, which I am planning on renting out. I have to get an investment loan because this will not be my primary resi...
Maybelle Francisco
Oil Tank with Certificate of Abandonment - Should we remove?
Hello BP Family - As may few in here know, we are selling our recent flip in Fair Lawn NJ which we are now under contract and is in the inspection phase. Our buyer is asking to have the oil tank removed. The oil tank ...
Matt Kowske
Project Home experiences
Has anyone worked with Project Home? Especially in their weatherization assistance program? (www.projecthomewi.org)