Steve S.
Do sewer man hole covers have to be disclosed on a survey?
I recently purchased a plot of land and built a house on it. This was the last piece of land in a neighborhood and had sat for a while. Apparently partnof the reason is there is a manhole cover for the sewer mainline...
Kristi C.
Problem with Neighbor and Property Line
I purchased a house last year. I did not have the property surveyed. It appears the property line is in the driveway, with me owning most of the driveway. The driveway is shared with a vacant lot. The man who lives in...
Surya Kumar
How to verify if encroachment is there and what to do about it?
I am in the process of buying first property (Out of State) and was close to closing when I got en email from my lender(Bank of America) saying they could not approve my loan because of driveway encroachment. Your dri...
Kira Botkin
any reason why land with 2 houses could NOT be split?
I'm looking at a property that seems like a good deal for owner-occupant plus a renter - it has a nice 3 bedroom house on the street, and another 2 bedroom kind of odd looking house on the back half of the property. (...
Robert T.
Cost estimates
Dear BP RE developers:We are building a single storey 2 Unit 2250 sf flat roof retail building (unfinished) in Houston on 8200 sf lot on a busy street. 1. Was told that it is likely that we need to build underground f...
Kate C.
What to know about buying Land ?
Hi!What are some resources that teach one the things to look out for when purchasing land to build on? What’s the process? I want to know step by step. Someone to say, “follow these steps and you won’t make a costly m...
Josh James
How not to cold call.
Has anyone heard of Casanova Worldwide Real Estate L.L.C.? I got a cold call from some guy who didn't identify himself, and just started asking me personal questions about myself and my business. I got the company nam...
Alan Baumann
How to Fix Structures Built on Property Lines
Hi Team,
Occasionally, I find older homes that were built on property lines. This probably happened generations ago when numerous lots were owned by a family, but eventually, smaller plots were passed to heirs. Now...
Jessica Haggerty
To Share or Not to Share : Survey
As the buyer, I paid for a survey on a property I have under contract to purchase. The listing agent is asking not only for a copy of the survey but for my invoice from the surveyor. Is this normal? I gave the surv...
David T.
Claiming against flood insurance.
Y'all,
we are looking at a deal that has an outstanding insurance claim of over $600k for flood damage which will be passed to us if we decide to buy.
This is a government flood insurance policy, does a...