John Endicott
Approximate repair cost on sunken floor
I'm looking at a property that has sunken floor in the middle of the house to the point where it has separated from the interior walls. I've seen this happen before where a pipe from the sink in the kitchen had leaked...
Anthony Caraballo
Starting Condo Renovation - Should I hire an Architect?
I am new to real estate investing but have been doing research for a couple years now and I just acquired a 3-1, 1,200 sqft Cliffside Condo in North Jersey overlooking the Manhattan skyline but it needs a complete re...
Aleksey F.
Cracks & Bowing Plaster - Repair Question
Hello everyone,Making my first offer on a property and a first 1st post here! This is a 1935 duplex that I will rent out. Having a tough time estimating the cost of plaster repair (cant bring a contractor until after ...
Oren Kachel
Huntsville AL crime rates?
Hisomething doesnt add upI was looking to invest in Huntsville AL,there a big army base, NASA base, and other good indicators, but apparently there is a big crime rate (F in AreaVibes)is there an explanation for that?...
Johna M Winters
Foundation Issues in the Willamette Valley, OR
Hello,I own a home in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It rains a lot here and we have clay soil. There was some cracking in my foundation when I bought the place but I had the foundation inspected and the engineer ...
Kim Beresford
STR conversion: Carpet or No Carpet?
Hi everyone,
I have a house that I'm converting from a LTR to a STR - the carpet upstairs (where all 4 bedrooms reside) was replaced earlier this year (so it's almost new) but I'm wondering what your sentiment and e...
Sam Leon
Tenant accommodation during invasive repairs
So I have a rather tricky situation that I need to resolve at a rental condo. I own one of the units out of a total of eight in the building.There is a copper drain pipe leak inside the common wall between my unit an...
Sean Bell
What to consider when Developing land
What are somethings to consider when looking for land to develop into a subdivision? What steps should you take once you have the land under contract? Thanks !
Elizabeth Woolf
Depreciation and 1031
Someone gave me some advice that sounded too good to be true so I want to verify. If I own a home for 27.5 years and have taken the depreciation expense every year, then I sell the house (for easy numbers let's just s...
Michael Madden
Ethanol
Wait until Ethanol costs you in the end.
Worse fuel economy.
Higher prices a products across the board.
Damage to your engine/catalytic converter.
Damage to you small engines.
Ethanol also has a negative energy balan...