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Purchasing a 6 unit property in Maine (cold, snow), 3 separate buildings, that has separate oil furnaces for each unit. All of the furnaces are 20+ years old and the tanks are corroding. There is no natural gas in t...
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I am in the due diligence period on a short sale. The inspector found mold in multiple places in the finished basement. The house has been empty since July and the utilities were turned off. I think that is the ...
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Real estate for me is always filled with new problem-solving opportunities. I do not think this topic has been discussed here on BP so let me throw it out there - lets talk about finding the buried bodies.
Let me ta...
We found mold in an REO that I have under contract.Fortunately it's not black mold, and is only in a small laundry room in the basement.After I rip it out, drywall, do I still have to disclose to potential buyers that...
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Hello forum,
I am a leasing agent at a rather large property management company. We had a tenant that has been living in the same apartment for the last 11 years move out today. This tenant worked maintenance for o...
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To help absorb the carrying costs of financing flip properties, I agreed to remodel an unfinished basement in exchange for a lower-than-market rent for myself. Now that its complete, I see how badly the area under the...
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I've been working in the SFR REI market with rehabs/flips/lease options etc. I'm considering getting involved in the commercial real estate market (office buildings/multiunit housing) to primarily generate more month...
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Please don't respond to this with, "Ask an attorney or tax advisor." That is a given...I want to solicit comments prior to that.
Scenario: Form a LP to raise money for real estate transactions and structure it so ...
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Industry experts foresee domestic travelers will lift Short Term Rental occupancy throughout summer and fall.
VRBO’s most recent research shows that 2 out of 3 travelers prefer a vacation rental for 2020, and this re...
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I was curious what you all would do in this situation:
A guest arrives and sends pictures of water in the sinks and toilets which is colored due to excess iron levels. It was indeed a yellow-brown.
They stayed the...