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Good morning,I am new to real estate investing and have heard/read some stories about "shady" contractors placing liens on properties for no reason or because they had a disagreement with the owner etc. I understand t...
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So I close on a multifamily property on Friday and one of the upstairs tenants smokes...my lease is non-smoking. The tenant has been there for 2-years and has good payment history. I will have them complete a new appl...
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Perhaps I'm putting the cart before the horse here because we just went under contract...We just went under contract for a 24 unit apartment complex, six units in each of the four buildings. Six of the apartment were...
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first posting here!
I have been a silent consumer of BP (I didn't feel I had anything to offer until I got started and my feet wet, and instead of asking my own questions I search for others who ask the same as I had ...
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Hi all. I'm looking to buy (put offer down) my first multifamily (a duplex) in central MA in next few days. Owner claims that there was a lead inspection done about 8 years ago. However, he cannot find the report he ...
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After watching hours of YouTube videos on septic tanks I have determined that one of my tanks and the leech lines are full of biomat, a nasty substance made up of fat and grease.I am considering adding to the drain fi...
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I have a property to wholesale that has its certificate of meth abatement after someone smoked there. It cannot be found on any list as being a meth house and is totally expunged from the list. The sheetrock has not b...
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Do I have a right to have my Good Faith Deposit returned? I lifted my contingencies on a purchase of a duplex. A few days later I spoke with property manager who revealed BOTH properties had leaky roofs and water dam...
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I just purchased another rental property about 12 days ago from auction. it is a double wide trailer. The house has some mold issues. I was planning to just try and remedy this myself, but now an having nightmares abo...
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We are in the process of buying a duplex in an area that is in an area that is "up and coming". Unfortunately we have some big costs associated with getting the place up to code and safe for tenants on one of the si...