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I have a house ready to rent , I went to get the Lead paint certification , and the inspector told me i got some bad news for you . You cant have flaking paint on ANY building on the property . He pointed to the ol...
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Recently I saw house destroyed by fire, The owner wants to sell it as land, all the floors have fire damage. The structure is not damaged , even some of the rooms are intact but the whole place is strewn with debris a...
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Hello,I had a fire in my apt bldg and was under-insured. The original sale price was $239k. I have an existing mortgage on the bldg which has $195k remaining on principal; only about $15k remaining from insurance mone...
All, just a quick introduction, my name is Orin. Born and raised in the PNW where I currently work in the engineering field. A couple of years ago I bought my first SFH with the intention of a slow renovation and to e...
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Has anyone ever purchased a property just to tear it down to build a new construction? What’s your thoughts on this?
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TL;DR: if I build a new house today, can I reasonably expect that it will sell for the same amount I spent (or more) in 4-5 years?
What I'm considering doing:
I'm considering building a small, ~2,000 sq. ft. house f...
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Hello! Unfortunately there have been two large fires in my area. Although I feel bad for even seeing this as a business opportunity I would like to get some insight on whether or not I should pursue these "leads".I am...
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Aloha,The Governor is promising to make it difficult for predators to take advantage of the devastation in Lahaina and other areas:https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/hawaii-governor-seeks-mora...
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My investment property was hit by tornado. It is a two story 4-plex with 6500 sqft. I just bought this one a couple of months ago with hard money. The original plan was to rehab it and do refinancing. It has just got ...
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Hey all, well I did something I know was going to bite me in the #%@* sooner or later. I purchased a home sight unseen, only the pictures on zillow. I did well on my first three houses and I was getting a bit cocky. ...