I purchased a SFH in Portsmouth that was once a single level duplex and the previous owner converted it into a SFH. The rental income makes sense to convert it back into a duplex, but I am having a hard time reaching ...

I was driving around a neighborhood looking at a few listings and came upon a house that was unlike any other. It was down a side street off a middle-class neighborhood and just stuck out like a sore thumb (but in a ...

Hi BP, Second post of the daily.Happy Valentines to all.....Is anyone familair with zoning in philly and what are the hurdles one has to endure if I decided to rezone a piece of property? Idk if this is possible but I...

I'm in the process of searching for my first 4 unit. I'm the type of person that likes too know as much information as possible so I can make the best decision possible. When you guys purchase investment deals do you ...

Hello!  One of my rentals has 11-foot-high ceilings in all the rooms except the kitchen, and a new handyman told me yesterday the smoke detectors are in the wrong location.  I have  6 smoke alarms on the main floor an...

Hi All,  I'm looking to get another duplex for the purposes of house hacking. We've done it once very successfully and are ready to give it a go again. However, I'm seeing SO MANY properties that are zoned as Single F...

Folks, I have a legal three-family home with three electrical meters. 2 meters on one side and one on another.  I recently contracted with a licensed electrician who wanted to replace them all. He suggested new laws a...

My parents are purchasing a home in Indiana before they sell their home in Florida.  The are looking $350-450k price range. 
They are wanting to pay cash for the home in Indiana, but won't have the money to do that u...

Scenario (using fake names): Kathy and Mike are married but separated. Kathy has a house where the mortgage is in her name only, but the title is in both names. Kathy is looking to sell the house. Problem is that Mike...

I know what it would cost me just to build the dwelling. But I need to know where to start for the land purchase, fees, any inspections/permits/fees from the city in order to build, etc. I'm not sure if it's possible ...