Rebecca Baggett
Building an ADU... Steps to securing a permit?
We are adding an ADU to our property as a potential Airbnb project. We checked zoning and it is good to go. We now need to start the permit process with the city but are unclear who to talk to and what to ask. Does an...
Bill Struthers
Registering Property in Baltimore City
So a colleage of mine mentioned I must "register my property" with Baltimore City or else I can be fined $20/day. I looked into this more and came across this website: http://www.baltimorehousing.org/property_registra...
Michael Shea
ADU Friendly Cities in San Diego
Hello All,I'm looking into selling a condo and rolling the equity into a new investment SFR here in San Diego. The second phase of the plan is to build an ADU. I've reviewed the ADU rules on some of the different city...
Josh Myrick
New Rental Concept and would like opinions
So we are in closing on a property in Fairview, NC just east of Asheville. I wanted to discuss our ideas for the property as an STR and get some feedback and maybe a few other ideas. I have checked AirDna data and the...
Scott Ublacker
Underground Oil Tank
I was looking at a property the other day with a home inspector in the Norfolk, Va area, and we noticed a vent or fill line for an underground oil tank on the property. The tank could not be found, so it is unknown i...
Lauren Lucas
Contractors. How to spot a good one?
How do you find a good contractor? what do you look for? what is a sign that its not a good service to give your money to?
Maximilian Benjamin
First real estate property-a trial of endurance.
This website encouraged me to take the plunge this past February and purchase a 4 unit all brick multifamily home (three units 2b/1b, one unit an efficiency) in a great area south of campus in Columbus. Purchased wit...
Brandi Paul
Option Contract- Purchase as individual or Business?
Hello,
After some months of research and preparation we are ready to try to get an offer in place for a short sale flip and had a question about the Option to Purchase Contract. I am not sure if there is a simple an...
Mark Roselle
What to do about possible illegal basement unit in inherited SFH?
A couple years ago I inherited a single-family bungalow in Chicago. It still had a $100k mortgage on it which I took over and during refinancing the market value came back as $350k, which was nice. The building had 3 ...
D Beard
Complete Remodel (gut) for 1960s home in Metro Atlanta, Georgia.
I'm newer to BP and have read through several threads and I have pieced some information together here and there.Can someone recommend a general contractor to perform a complete remodel of a 1959 built ranch. 3 br / 3...