J. Martin
Deal/Success Story in Process: Cash Flow in the SF Bay Area
Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
Mark Forest
Tenant fried my grage panel
My tenant called me a month ago to complain that he has burned up three TVs and he thought the electrical in the house was faulty. I tested the outlet and it was around 119 to 120. I put in a new outlet and told him...
Matt Wallington
My first real estate investment
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Trussville.
Purchase price: $157,000
Cash invested: $40,000
- Bought it for 157k with the sellers cutting me an 8k check at closi...
Laura Costello
Closing Documents Timing
Does a buyer or seller have the right to waive the 3 day wait period for closing disclosure documents?
Nathan Frost
Update - Detroit Deal
Hi all, curious on any advice or tips here. Inspection was schedule for today but when the inspector / my realtor arrive the power is off. They also noticed the furnace and hot water tank is missing / stolen. Selle...
Suzanne Chan
HUGE DEMO - Can I use those existing fixtures for another house?
Hi All, I am doing huge demo and remodel on my house and we are replacing everything. From the kitchen cabinets, windows, toilets, faucets, appliances, lights, ceiling fans, marble counter-tops, doors etc. I had an id...
Jason McDougall
Flip was broken into, more lessons learned
Good morning BP,I went to my flip project this morning to find one of the front windows shattered. When I went inside the house, I found the brick that they used to break it, and also noticed that the back door was op...
Mark Miles
When your Cleaners don’t go until 1 or 2 days after check out
During slower months, sometimes you have a few days in between bookings and your cleaners can’t go until one or two days after checkout. Has anyone had any issues leaving their place unoccupied for one or two days aft...
V Parrott
Can I sue a mortgage company
The mortgage company kept telling us we were missing documents due to the loan officer for some reason seemed to keep losing them and we had to keep sending the same documents over to him 2 and 3 times.
When we fina...
Kyler Pace
Residential home in industrial zoning
I found a property that looks like it might be a good deal to convert into a 2 or 3 unit property. I looked up the zoning and it is zoned light industrial. On the city website, it doesn't have any residential properti...