Seller has an Oil Tank on property and wants me to know he doesn't have the money to move it. He is offering me a $5k credit on the deal of which I am already paying a bit more than I wanted to of $170k for a 4fam for...

In the North East, and really any older Amercian town or city, the majority of rental buildings are lead painted. For the most part, Government has turned a blind eye towards helping rental owners in spite of the true...

The building department wants the wall that separates the 2 units fire rated 1hour. I have no idea where to start. I asked the city for some help and they send me to google. Any help is appreciated thanks.

I bought my first rental condo back in February/March, and just now realizing the gaps in how things were identified to me both by the seller/realtor and the home inspector recommended by the Seller agent. Besides rea...

Hi everybody,I finally viewed a property I've had my eye on for a while now here in Massachusetts and I am intrigued by it because of it's location in a coastal town with good resale values (I have a post going about ...

I'm looking at making an offer on my first investment property which is HUD home. The listing agent said there is no power and the power will not be turned on for the inspection.

Is this typical for a HUD inspection...

I have a friend who moved into an old house as a renter in Western North Carolina ~11 months ago along with a roommate who moved in who has been there for 2 months
Both of them recently have been reporting symptoms a...

I was just reading on EPA's web site about the April 22, 2010 requirement that contractors working on pre-1978 housing will have to have EPA certification for lead remediation...http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation...

Listening to podcasts, you tube videos, and reading books and message boards I often hear it discussed, don't try to learn everything before jumping in on the first deal, yet it's also pointed out that it's foolish...

Hey guys we have recently had our offer accepted on a listing in Cleveland and received our home inspection agreement. In it, it covers a vast majority of items but noticed optional add ons: radon, termite, surface/ai...