VAUGHN BLACK
HUD home Inspection
Hello BP,I recently found what I hope to be my starter property. This is a HUD home in PA;is it normal for the buyer to have to pay an turn on utilizes for the home inspection? Also is it normal for the seller/bank ...
Emily Harries
Landlord monthly/yearly Checklist
Hello,
I am a newbie with one investment duplex, is there a consolidated monthly/ yearly checklist to reference, so I am not forgetting to do something with my rental property?
Thank you!
Frank LaQuaglia
SLAB HOUSES
My wife and myself a newbies to real estate investing in the northeast Ohio area. More specifically the Stark and Summit county markets. In our search for deals we run across slab houses. Our biggest concerns would be...
Elliott Back
How to find "that extra room"
I am currently reading Brandon Turners book on rental properties and he says that one of the best methods to gaining forced equity right off the bat is finding that home that has two beds and turning it into three. I ...
Moises B.
Partnerships pros and cons...?
I struggle with partnerships, and perhaps writing this post I may be answering my own question. Driving yesterday, I began thinking how do people partner with other investors?Say I partner with 3 investors on a 1 mil...
Michael Marcoux
SFH in Western Maryland
Hey BP,Got a deal I'm agonizing over. It's a 1000 sq ft, 3 bed, 1 bath victorian duplex built in the 1890's. The asking price is $25,000, and it needs 10-15k in repairs, mostly cosmetic (i.e. resand/stain floor, drywa...
Mike Fisher
Photovoltaic systems for rental properties
Hi guys,I am considering installing a 3.5 kW grid-tie photovoltaic system with micro-inverters on each SFH rental property that I buy here in the DFW area. The initial investment for the system will be around $12k. My...
Wendy Jiang
Tenants Complaint re Mold
Today I got a text from one of my tenants saying she has had some breathing problems since moving in (2 months ago) and asked if I have ever done mold inspection. I am not sure how to respond and what will be the next...
Ryan Tongue
Finding "red flags" on older property listings.
Hi all, quick question today.I've been looking at a few older property listings while searching for a buy-and-hold rental property in Michigan. I'm aware that I should be watching out for "red flags" on these older pr...
Amir Saeed
Section 8 Insulation Question
HelloI have a row house in Baltimore that I am rehabbing. My intention is to rent it for section 8. While putting the new ceilings (dry wall) I have noticed that there is no insulation present between the roof and whe...