Dan Walters
Help with First Commerical Purchase
I'm working on my first commercial purchase and I am looking for some help/input/advice on analyzing the deal. We have not received all of the books to perform our due diligence yet so these are rough numbers given b...
Oleg Khryashchev
New member SF East Bay area - problem with property
We bought a property in SF East Bay area, CA in the summer 2013. It was a half acre lot that was previously divided by old owners into two parts (used to be an 1 acre). They sold the other part to some other buyer.The...
Chris Mason
Oakland Fire: Chatter about criminal prosecution of landlord.
Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...
Collin Kilcrease
Building a Home to sell on the Market!
Hi everyone I am in the Dallas, Texas area and I am becoming a new investor. My father has a residential construction company and we are going to buy a residential lot (off-market), and build a home to sell. What are ...
Matt Liu
How to do Due Diligence on Apartment Building
I am buying my first apartment building this winter. Any tips on how to do due diligence? I've seen every unit now with a contractor. We went over the exterior and mechanicals too. Should I hire anyone special for...
Ying Cheng
Square footage discrepancy between listing and county record
Hi Biggerpocket family, here's the situation and I would like to ask if anyone has any suggestions.We made an offer on a house out of state, gone through the inspection and appraisal. On the appraisal report, the livi...
Jean Moreau
Cat pee leaves massive damage
I really don't know what to do in this situation, and I need some help. This is my first property, and I use a property management company.
This building is an old (1920ish) 6 unit multifamily. It's C class probably....
Paul Dixon
Atlanta code enforcement
I have recently discovered that the property I purchased 2 years ago had a plaque from code enforcement. Seller sold me the propetry 3 weeks after they applied the plaque (seller did not tell me, but I did buy it for ...
Josh Jacobson
upfront capital issues
Hi Everyone,I am curious if I can seek some advice from the community. I've been under contract 4-5 times on multi-family buildings ranging from 6-8 units in Chicago and 1 18 unit building in St. Louis and every time ...
Richard Olshove
Have you used a rental property inspection service?
Expert BPers, Have you guys used a rental property inspection service before? What have been your experiences? I am looking for referrals for rental property inspection services similar to https://www.onsightpros.co...