Jacob Beg
Chimney disaster or a rip off?
Full disclosure! I never had to repair a chimney before and my knowledge in this regard is quite limited. I have purchase a property where the seller disclosed " Chimney Flu Sleeve is Cracked". I looked it up online a...
Mike Schorah
How many times do you need a GC to get the hang of estimating?
How many times do you need a general contractor with you looking at a property before you get the hang of estimating the numbers?
Todd Kozak
Roofing inspections on tall buildings
I recently went under contract with a house that has 3 stories (2-story with large attic). There isn't access to the roof from the 2nd or 3rd story. They only have 30' ladders and that wouldn't work. They didn't ...
Layman Bennett
What next? Mortgage or DSCR? Or something else?
I'm looking at my first investment property and getting a mental block. I have the path to getting the property and rehabbing it. The question is what do I do after a renter is in place or I'm just done rehabbing? ...
Michael Alegria
Real estate appraiser duties
I am in the process of a mortgage refinance.
The refinance mortgage amount is $100,000. The appraisal amount is $245,000. I paid $700 for the appraisal.
. The appraisal was “subject to” installation of water heat...
Tyler Helget
First Investment Property
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $43,500
Cash invested: $25,000
Sale price: $87,500
This was a 3/1 single family. I took out most of my 401k to ...
Jimmy S.
sewer connection agreement
Hi,Long story short is I am allowing my neighbor to connect to my sewer line which I installed when I built a new home and was forced to put connections in for the other 2 neighbors since they both have a septic and I...
Kevin Kim
Habitability requirements for rent?
We're about to buy a property in high desert area. In the property, there are 2 old manufactured houses: one is 1978, and the other is 1975. We want to flip little bit, and rent. The area is hot in summer, cold in win...
Neal McSpadden
Laminate Counter Covering?
Is there some sort of product that will cover an ugly laminate counter that does not require removing the counter?
I just looked at a house that has a great, but dated, kitchen with floral print counters. There are s...
Zane Cress
Third condo purchase
Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $140,000
Cash invested: $40,000
I got caught in the Covid price run up strong here. I was attempting to take my profits from one plac...