Julia Rohleder
Resale value of a house designated to be in a special flood hazard area
We have found a great house, in a great neighborhood, that typically has great resale values. The house is priced lower, because it needs updating. The house is designated to be in a special flood hazard area. The ...
Bruce D. Kowal
Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme
Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme and Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Conspiracy
Anyone heard of these guys? National Realty Investment Advisors? He went for the whole pr...
Ravi Chhabra
Is it time to jump ship?
Hi BP Community - I purchased my first rental property in Frankford Philadelphia back in March 2021. I was hoping for it to be the first of many in the Philadelphia area. I wanted to use this property as a way to lear...
Lynn McGeein
Sea Level Rise & New Climate Assessment
Article on key findings of recently released National Climate Assessment:
http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2014/05/12/2national-climate-assessment-key-findings-part-1/
Interesting map on U.S. coastal ...
Jason Crowe
Flood Zone Question about structures covered
what can you do with a detached garage with a living space up top to avoid flood insurance given the garage is below. How do you make is flood proof as they say in FEMA to not need flood insurance. Its a brick garag...
June Veenstra
Renovating apartments - is it worth it?
I own multifamily buildings with a lot of vacancies. In order to get the vacant apartments back on the market they need extensive renovations. I've done the calculations and it totally pays to renovate in towns such...
Jennifer-Lee Fox
Hello from Upstate New York, a hidden paradise
Good day. My name is Jennifer and I live on Upstate New York in a village of 450 people adjacent to a town of 2000. People are moving to this area in droves and there is very little real estate for sale. More on that ...
Calvin Jordan
Never Will I Ever Do That Again
I have my first rental property and I am doing all the work myself this time. I am courious to know what are some of the jobs you did on your first property that you will never do again?
John Papa
First investment (Northern NJ duplex)
Hi all,
I'm currently looking at a two family duplex in the NYC tri-state area. This is a very desirable area with a lot of young professionals commuting to the city, and people looking to start families.
One thing...
Mary Jay
Tenant doing some work on a rental
The tenant l am thinking of getting is in construction. I do need to change the flooring and I cannot afford that right now. It’s 3 k Sq feet house . The quotes and getting is anywhere from 5 to 10,000 from other c...