Mike Chubb
abandon home owner died in 2009
so this property is severly distressed property taxes not paid since 2010(went to the court house to find out exactly) i see that she is still on the title and cant find if there was a will however i searched on li...
Moshe Eisenberg
Should I Add A Full Bath to A Rehab Flip?
Hey Guys,I just went into contract on a rehab deal in Jersey City. It's a SFH. 3 Bed, 1.5 bath. The basic #s are 100k purchase price. Renovating cost around 35k. I can sell it for 175k. The broker suggested I add a fu...
Katharine Chartrand
8" joists, 15' span
I am putting an addition on an old house that has 8" floor joists. For various reasons, it's very problematic to change the ceiling height between the original house and the addition. However, the smallest engineered ...
Dominic Punzo
Duplex to triplex in the Philadelphia area. Zoning
I'm currently looking into buying a duplex and the possibility of turning it into a triplex. It's in the Philadelphia area and I'm just curious on the proses and if anyone has had any experience with this before. Any ...
Mike Lynch
Repairs vs Improvements in the eyes of the IRS?
Hi,The foreclosed home that we bought over a year ago is about to go on the market this week. It was torn all to pieces when we bought it. Many things needed work and either had to be purchased or rebuilt to new condi...
Account Closed
About to close on foreclosure when basement flooded
Hi All,
I was about to close on what I thought was a great foreclosure for $246 K. This is in Illinois. 3200 square feet, 4 bed 2 bath, all brick. Missing a kitchen and needs about $75 K in work. However comparable h...
Gary Freidman
Hard Data On Capital Expenses and Repair Line Items
Does anyone have any hard data on what annual capital expenses should be in the Midwest such as Indianapolis, Kansas City, Ohio, Alabama, Oklahoma, Nashville, Chicago, Memphis and the like? Before anyone points me to ...
Tyler Henry
Adding a walkout basement/egress door
I'm thinking about having a walk out entry installed for my basement. It's pretty much a studio apt down there and I don't use it for anything other than a small gym tucked behind the utility systems and laundry area....
Chandra Towns
Advice on raising credit score
Looking for advice on my general financial picture and what I need to do to get it to a place to be able to qualify for home loans.
John Nicol
What I did when I inherited my childhood home.
Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment in Shawnee.
Cash invested: $72,000
Inherited jointly with my brother. He did not want any liability or responsibility in the house as it was in ...