Hey Guys,In a competitive market, what time frames are you giving on your contingencies?  My agent is suggesting a 10 day loan, appraisal and inspection.  30 day close.Does that seem a bit aggressive?  We've identifie...

Ok so I am buying a property that will need a roof repalcement in the near future 6-12 months but who knows to be exact? I checked the attic out and there are no leaks or any signs of it potentially damaging other as...

I'm putting a new roof on a 1,150 gross sf ft brick 100 year old rowhouse. I've had 2 highly recommended roofers in and my head is exploding.  Roofer #1 only uses PVC, and tells me he'll wrap it over the low parapets ...

What do you invest in when all the cyclical investments seem to peak at once?In my humble opinion:Real estate is due for a correction.The stock market is due for a big correction. Every currency is on shaky ground.Pre...

Manufactured home  on 1/2 acre and slab, it was gutted by owner and addition was added (heat/air)Because it still has the metal frame banks, conventional/fha . Won't do this loan .I was told by credit union that loan ...

I have been obsessed with shipping containers homes and apartments for the last 15 years. I am now in the position to build my first small apartment complex and I want to use prefab shipping container studios to do so...

I'm looking seriously into this strategy. I've come across a piece of land that is properly zoned in a growing industrial area. This would be my first property in industrial outdoor storage. What size would be too sm...

anyone have experience with these small houses? i have a promise to purchase accepted on one in my area (sherbrooke), i'll probably rent it out but might live in it also. anything to watch out for?
strawberry box hou...

Looking for your thoughts- I have both a Roth and Traditional IRA. I’m considering rolling them into a self directed IRA or solo 401k but hate the thought of a custodian. I’m also considering just pulling it all out a...

I've received some ridiculous estimates on repairing some box gutters on a house I purchased a couple years ago. Ridiculous as in $22k-$42k. From what I understand there are a couple avenues to repair:

New rubber/ me...