I've been working on a SS with Wells Fargo ( FHA) for a few weeks. No double closing - I am planing to buy the property, hold it, clean it up maybe do some minor work and unload it after their 30 days. The appraiser j...

Hello BP community!  My name is Brandon, and my wife Mary and I are looking forward to learning more about Real Estate Investing.  I work for a local communications company and my wife is an RN.  We are very much novi...

Hello, just wondering if anyone has experience gutting and remodeling a 1976 double wide manufactured home. The whole place has the old wood paneling on the inside and metal siding on the outside. I would like to repl...

Hello all, we are in the process of purchasing our first home. Its a 2 family built in 1874, asking price was 549k, we offered 551k. The owner lived there for 33 years and took decent care of it. We just received a co...

I just purchased a home in a good neighborhood that I am flipping.  There are no leaks in the roof, however, it appears to be about 15 years old.  There is limited discoloration in areas.  I want to know whether is wi...

I had some hail damage on a few properties and vehicle damage. The apartment building nearby me had most of the windows busted out. Crazy hail storm, with tennis ball sized hail in some areas of Denver. Who else had d...

Unfortunately I don't have a truck, but a sedan. On my appointments I would like to start looking on top of the roof. Do they manufacture fold-able ladders that are tall enough to get on top of the roof of your ave...

Greetings,My rental duplex may be due for a new roof (asphalt shingles),but I’m wondering the best way to get an honest opinion on this. Roofers have their obvious interest so I’m thinking of hiring an inspector to ju...

We have just made our first claim after major water damage in a rental. The insurance company deducted nearly 6K off the payout for depreciation?  This makes no sense to us and we have never heard of it before.  Is th...

Hi All,Under the current tax laws is interior painting considered maintenance vs repairs?What about roof maintenance (replacing a few shingles)?I would like to have document references to support classifying these two...