Gerald Beck
How to Find When My Property Was Converted to a Multi-Family?
Haven't heard, read, or ran into this before. I purchased a house that was listed as a triplex on the auditor's site. It has three separate meters and looks as if it was done properly. When I went to get the city ran ...
Ray Keziah
Back from the Dead and ready to Deal in Hawaii
Hello All!
I'm not really a newbie here at BP but I've been gone for sometime. So I'd like to try and bring my momentum back to my REI education. I want to know if there are any local investors on the island of Oahu ...
Jeff Cliff
Workers comp (or equivalent) insurance for owner builder
Hello,I have someone who is not a general contractor but can pretty much take care of all the construction work. If I give the work to this person, what is the best way to get worker’s comp (or equivalent) insurance a...
Eric Koloski
HouseHacking Noob Question
Hello,This is probably a very stupid question but:How are people able to househack multiple properties in the same year? I thought you had to live in these properties for a year until you can move out..and if you didn...
Andre Mariano
4 Bedroom and one Bath + Attic
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $45,000
Cash invested: $15,000
I bought this unit and realized the attic, although illegal, had the connecti...
Phil LoCicero
Company housing offer
I have a home that has come available since my previous tenant bought a house. She’s currently paying rent on the lease since she wanted out in winter but it’s sitting empty. I’ve been trying to get it leased out for ...
Ron Sharp
Househacking a 6 bedroom primary residence
Hello all. I am in Reno, Nevada and will soon have complete ownership of a 6 bedroom, 3 bath primary residence. However, it will only be me and my two children living there. I think the upstairs portion of this house ...
Lauren Ruppert
Contractor using undocumented workers...damages property...
I'm going to cut to the chase: a so-called "contractor" had his employees do some work in one of my rental units. The worker poured grout/mortar water into the tub. Needless to say, two weeks later when the tenants m...
Patricia Franciulli
contractor madness
I hired a contractor to instal 1100 sf of tile because the Store where I brought the tile suggested him to do the job. After he started the work I noticed that he would leave my job for hours than come back and t...
Nathan Gesner
Half of LA Short-Term Rentals Breaking the Law?
https://laist.com/news/housing...
According to this article, a recent study showed nearly half of the LA short-term rentals were in violation of the law. LA collected $40,000 in fines last year, but could have collec...