Anthony Wilson
Awkward floor plans
Hello everyone,I recently acquired a quadplex in the metro Detroit area which is my home town but I currently reside in the DC market. Since purchasing, I have placed two tenants in the building & inherited one te...
John Ewas
Termite trouble
Hi, Located on south shore, Mass. Bought a flip, inspected it myself, i missed some termite damage in the corner of the garage. Main house is good. Anybody have cheap/reasonable termite peeps around here? Termite...
Ryan Billingsley
To flip or not to flip, that is the question
We came across a promising property through our direct mail campaign. The numbers all look decent for a flip BUT......After walking through the house everything looked good until we walked into the basement and found...
Karen Margrave
People are fleeing California, are you?
I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it. A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...
Drew Cameron
Heloc to pay off mortgage faster
I recently came across a new strategy that I don't quite understand and it sounds too good to be true. The principal is simple. Use your heloc to pay your mortgage and funnel all your funds in and out of it like a che...
Mike H.
Need some help on foundation problem / opportunity
Have a chance to buy a duplex. One side is a 4/3, the other a 2/2.
Here's the issue though - the foundation is off the charts bad.
Seems like one corner has dropped about an inch.
And the other side seems to have fall...
Jack Wang
Potential building issues for older (pre-1960) properties
There are a lot of properties in my area that are fairly old, especially multifamily properties. I wanted to create a checklist of potential major problems to look out for when considering older properties (pre-1960 b...
Tariq B.
Structural Problems Stopping Me From Putting Offer
I will try my best to keep this short:So today I checked out a place asking price 10k. The house is about 100 years old in a neighborhood with quite a few abandoned places...looking at the pictures the place looked gr...
Jamiru Mutebi
What does "The property needs structural support from underneath" mean?
Hi, I am a new investor apparently negotiating my first deal. The property is in a good neighborhood of Worcester county, MA, and it's being sold as - is. However, in the description, It says "Property needs structura...
Fred Robertson
Sink vent in an island
A few weeks ago i posted a question to you about how to configure a drain and vent plumbing for a sink in a island in the middle of the kitchen. I'm looking to understand the "loopback techique". You emailed back...