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...
Eric H.
Tax lien holder, bank, and owner do not want property
Greetings BP Fam,Need your advice/recommendation on how I can go about acquiring this property. Here are the details. If you need more information to make a recommendation please let me know. If I can make this thing ...
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...
Robert D.
cook county tax sale
does anybody knows if those fees will be refunded the the tax buyer once the homeowner redeems the delinquent taxes. so If I buy a PIN for $500 I need to pay $500 + $200 in fees. will I get the $700 back or just the ...
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...