I'm in the process of selling a vacant plot of land and the consensus from the neighbors is that 50-100 years ago the Township was using this site as a trash dump. There was a house built on the land in the late 60s, ...

Hi. I actually upgraded to Pro membership primarily to be able to ask this one question in the Pro forum -- that's how important it is to me! What I'm interested in doing, for several reasons (most importantly the d...

Good evening all!I was attending a local REI club meeting here in New York City and an interesting topic came up regarding distressed mortgages.  I wanted to see if anyone on BP has had experience with these types of ...

I have been a flooring installer since 2000. I was a contactor from 2004 until 2018. In that time I worked primarily in residential but transitioned to commercial. I am still active in residential and am the "go to" g...

I was the successful high bidder at a foreclosure auction late this spring for a single family home in my neighborhood in Pawcatuck, CT. Actually, I was the only bidder and was able bid one dollar over the minimum bid...

I recently purchased a duplex.  The rooms were on the smaller side, so during the home inspection I wanted to have photos taken of the rooms while they still had furniture in them so that future tenants that I would a...

Recently received a hefty cleaning fee, being taken out of our deposit. We were renting a 3 bedroom, 1 level house. Half of it was hardwood, the other half carpet. We were charged $109 for the carpet cleaning (per our...

I'm In the process of insuring my first property. I found a company that is willing to do ACV (Actual Cash Value) or RCV (Replacement Cost Value) insurance and will give me quotes based on a calculator where I can inp...

Hi,As I understand, the inheritance tax that a foreigner has to pay to inherit a property from another foreigner is 40% from the excess in the market value of $60k of the inherited rental property located in the US.To...