Hey guys,I'm starting to look into buying my first house (eep- scary) and I think a duplex is a smart choice. I live in a crazy market so my options are limited. A lot of what I'm finding in my budget are like the one...

We recently purchased a multi-family property and have someone living illegally in an uninhabitable, detached garage.  He continues to deny he lives there, lied to the police when they came with a code violation and i...

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I've been reading for a while and hope I have learned a lot over the past couple years. We are finally in the position to buy our first house in an area I really love. We have a house under contract and I'm q...

Hi everyone, thank you all for your help so far. This forum is priceless and I am really enjoying soaking in as much information as I can. Monday was the inspection for a duplex I have under contract. The original ask...

Hi all. My account has been open for almost a year, but over the last 4 or 5 months, real estate has become my passion/hobby. Frequently fall asleep with one airpod in my ear streaming BP podcast and my phone in one h...

Greeting everyone. We're in the final stages of our first rehab. In the back of the property we have an old garage that we'd like to turn into a 2 unit storage building for our tenants. We were hoping to use the steel...

Hey guys/gals,I’m looking for additional ideas for “value add items” for apartment complexes please. (Basically items where one can add value to the complex which are currently not being done at the complex). Here i...

I'm building a duplex in my backyard of my single family. Feel free to just look at this and offer any feedback. The architect just sent this to me and it's the first draft. I'll have changes, but haven't presented th...

Lady called me today that wants to sell a 2 bed ( and 1 office, no closet so can't be considered bed), 1.5 bath, 2 car garage. 1200 sq ft SFR. She's up for a sub2 deal. Currently rented for $800/m and her payments are...

Hi All,  I am looking at a property where the garage sill plates are 3/4 % rotted and in need of replacement. Does anyone have experience with this problem. Is it a costly repair or should the garage be demolished? Th...