Paolo Ruggieri
Need urgent -Atlanta watershed - $5000 bill - they shut service
All,I recently purchase and rented 3 properties. in all 3 cases I tenant left after some time and I had to turn water in my name... when bill came was outrageous: $1000-$3000 each bill. Almost $6000 in total. In all 3...
David Pupo
The Legality of Wholesaling
Thought I would touch on this topic because of a conversation I had to other day. So I am licensed and working for an investment brokerage here in Florida. I received a call yesterday from another real estate agent wh...
Howard Edson
Washington state anti-flipping law (SHB 1843)
Question for Washington state flippers. I'm a beginning investor in the Seattle area. Just heard about Washington state's anti flipping law. It seems that only licensed contractors are legally allowed in Washington st...
Ndy Onyido
Are you a landlord or an investor?
Hello BP Nation,I have asked and been asked this question over and over again by friends. I know different people have different opinions on this and in this post, I wish to generate those opinions by briefly stating ...
Account Closed
Pros/Cons of Los Angeles?
I (25) live in LA with my parents and am chugging along at work saving up money for whenever I figure out what I want to do with it. Recently, my uncle (who owns a few condos near his businesses that he rents to emplo...
Deborah Cavallaro
Construction, permitting, plans and engineering costs in L.A.
Hi BP Community,I'm considering doing a high end redesign and addition to an 1800 sf SFH. I'd like to redesign the existing first floor of the house and add a 1400 sf second floor for a total living area of 3200 s...
Account Closed
Pre-Foreclosure and owner being told to stay away.
I looked at a house today that is coming up for sheriff sale. The neighbors came out and started talking to me about the house. They had been told by someone hired by the bank to mow the lawn to tell the buyer he i...
Julie Marquez
What to do about tenant noise complaints?
Dealing with tenant complaints is my least favorite part of the property management gig, and this one is stumping me. Also, what vendor do I call to handle the noise complaints?!?In a quiet fourplex building, upstairs...
Lenin Belangonda
buying home with un permitted room addition
Hi, I am buying a home in southern california. This home has a bonus room that was converted into two bedrooms by constructing a wall in the middle with a door. There is no permit and also building codes were not...
Jinyu Shao
Do I have to rewire the electricity in my multi-family rental?
Hi all,
I need some advice on how to handle a situation that might require an expensive rewiring of the electricity in our home.
I have a duplex in Queens where I rent out the first floor and live on the second fl...