Ken Sanders
Possible illegal addition on as-is property
I'm about to make an offer on an as-is Fannie Mae property that I believe has an illegal addition. I rehab to resell, so I'm wondering if there are any consequences I could suffer from this deal. Will this create a pr...
Cory Mosby
Insurance: Owner Occupied to Tenant Occupied Duplex
Hello Team BP!I'm looking for insurance guidance. I recently moved from a duplex where I was house hacking in Maine to Idaho. I kept the duplex and it is currently being managed by a PM. When I had the insurance polic...
Jordan Kim
Cost of separating gas meters - Maine/New Hampshire
I'm looking into the possibility/cost of adding an additional natural gas meter into my duplex. Does anyone from Maine or NH have experience with this using Unitil as the provider? I have tried 4 times to speak with s...
Jason Hirschfeld
Addition or build apartment
I have a 1926 bungalow rental in seminal Heights that is a 2bed 1bath 1000sqft. It rents for $1500 per mouth. Should I make an addition making it a 3/2 and increase sqft and charge more in rent? Or should I build an a...
Bob Willis
Multi-family offer strategy/suggestions
Hey Guys,I am looking for some creative ideas to see if we can make a deal work here...Here are the vitals:4-plex, built 1980, in very good condition for age and area.Asking price $325kall units, 2BR, 1 BA, ~1000sf. w...
Andrew Marsh
Part time inspector/ Loan officer? Whats your opinion?
Hey, I'm a Firefighter in Texas. With our schedule its very common for us to have "side jobs". I'm an investor with some rental properties. This year I plan on getting my license for real estate inspection for additio...
Chalew Stock
Old heating and cooling to central HVAC conversion cost
Hello BP community, I'm interested in a two-level house with the following combination of heating and cooling systems. The upper level is heated by radiators and cooled by central AC, with additional use of window uni...
Katharine Chartrand
Power company won't allow a good solution for moving utilities
I bought a rehab property in NM and I want to put an addition on the home. The neighbor's power lines currently cross my property above ground. Specifically, they cross the area where I want to build the addition and...
David Moore
Suggestion: FilePlace Enhancements
The FilePlace is an excellent resource on BP! However, I often wish it had a couple tweaks that I believe would make it a lot more useful to everyone:1) Add an "upload date" column beside the download count and file s...
Dan Thompson
Converting a SFR to offices
Hello everyone,I am purchasing a 1450 sq ft 2/1 in Apopka Fl. The current layout is choppy and would require approximately $30,000 to rehab to a nice flip for residential. The property is also zoned for commercial o...