Stephen Chittenden
Project #3: Single-Family Home in Havre de Grace, MD
So, we are closing today on our third LLC project. Previously, we closed on a single-family home, which we renovated and rented. We have also purchased a three-unit multifamily that has all three units rented, but h...
Burt L.
What to Look For When Driving For Dollars?
When driving a neighborhood, I find its much easier to find properties that seem distressed - with wood exteriors as brick is such low maintenance. In those with wood exteriors, I want to mail to about each fifth hous...
Evan Chen
Newbie from San Francisco, California
Hey all,My name is Evan. I'm 28 and I live in San Francisco, California. I've been a Bay Area resident for most of my life.I'm a Software Engineer and recently have been interested in Real Estate Investing. I just fin...
Mercedes Cantero
Flat roofs.
Hello everyone,I am reading a book about multifamily rentals and I want to ask you what the expression "flat roofs" means?Thank you!!
Daniel Lozowy
Looking for signs of distress
Hello BP experts,
Besides the obvious. What are some telltale signs that an apartment building is in distress? What are some things that an experienced will spot but that a newbie will miss?
Robert Burns
Mobile Home Insurance Problem
I recently had damage caused by Hurricane Issac on one of my mobile homes and had Foremost Insurance come out to assess the damage and file a claim.
I was very disappointed to find out I have "loop hole" clauses in m...
Andre' Arceneaux
West Akron SF - 1st purchase
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Akron.
Purchase price: $55,000
Cash invested: $420
Akron SFR - purchased with a discount after discovering roof issues via home i...
Chris Roche
filing a insurance claim
With this last storm to hit Massachusetts, my owner occupied 2 family rental took some damage. The storm blew off a bunch of shingles. I am going to file a claim and hope to get insurance to pay for some of the dama...
Ryan McKinney
If a product could add 5 years of life to your roof.Would you?
If a product could rejuvenate comp. roofing @ 20% cost of new would you be a customer?There is a soy bean oil product that can be sprayed on composition shingles and it makes them plyable again. Like from bend and cra...
Gail A Newton
New GAF roof installed has color differences due to oil staining
New roof installed this weekend by a roofer with GAF shingles. It looks like they used two colors in some areas. Very obvious - neighbors have even commented on it. The Roofer and GAF territory manager say it is du...