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Haydn Zeis How I walked away from my first deal with $67,899.45; thanks BP!
8 December 2016 | 95 replies
Unfortunately, when most buyers hear something like this they think the house will spontaneously combust.
Greg Scott Where is the distress with apartment owners?
2 July 2024 | 19 replies
people get great joy talking doom and gloom and Armageddon.I’ve been in the RE biz since 1978 and been thru several economic and market cycles.Stagflation in the 70s, 17% home loan rates in the early 1980s, the failure of 1/3 of American Savings and Loans in the early 1990s, the dot com boom the dot com bust, the subprime crisis in 2008, Covid………I’m probably forgetting a few.
Randy Estrella Tenants want a fire pit
30 March 2023 | 7 replies
Too much liability.There are plenty of portable "fire pits" that use propane etc rather than wood and other combustibles.
Chen Zhou My journey investing in Detroit
5 April 2021 | 53 replies
Next, component parts for EV are much less than internal combustion engines. 
Emmanuel Ola Undisclosed Code Violations and Unexpected Fees : Can I Hold Seller Accountable?
31 July 2024 | 11 replies
Accumulation of weeds, vegetation, junk, dead organic matter,debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, combustible, materials, and similar materials or conditions on a premises constitutes fire, health or safetyhazards.Violation 2: Enter/Occupy Posted STRUNarrative/ Ordinance Description: No person shall enter or occupy the residence due to fire damage and hazardous conditions.Violation 3: Heating facilitiesNarrative/ Ordinance Description: No heating due to no power PG&E pulled the power.
Brian Hellenbrand Tips for things to do after you purchase a rental
16 March 2014 | 3 replies
A typical home inspection doesn't cover gas line inspection, worst case combustion testing, or identifying energy performance opportunities.
Riley F. Appreciation - how to factor it in?
17 February 2015 | 223 replies
The bay area was hit hard during the .com bust in 2000 and southern California was hit hard in the mid 90s where the industry was predominately aerospace back then.Regards to schools, I find it difficult to believe that you felt the best school clusters in metro Atlanta like Northview in Johns Creek, Walton HS in East Cobb, and McIntosh HS in Peach Tree City were not up to your standards. 
DeWitt Gibson Time Token's Cryptocurrency based Vacation Rental Platform
3 June 2018 | 10 replies
I did fairly well, until one day I lost it all with a margin call in about 3 hours at the beginning of the dot-com bust.
Shane H. Re-purposing a small office building -- Creating a Co-Working space
13 August 2015 | 6 replies
.  --   3780 sq ft 2 story office building (office was previous use)--  Built appx 1900 -- think it's brick, or block with some sort of facade, possibly limestone as that is common in the area -- has a basement as well with partial crawl space -- good soil in the area--  Appears to be structurally sound - no issues - however needs further investigation, the floor joists are likely large old world pine/oak or other hardwoods shipped in so they should be good as long as no previous termite damage/dry rot--   Basement professionally waterproofed 15 years ago - should be no water issues, we've had lots of rain locally (more than we've had in likely 10-15 years) and basement supposedly has not leaked, think it's limestone/concrete -- Building also surrounded by Concrete -- water should not be an issue-- Per agent this week there will be a new roof put on (Flat Roof) at a cost of $17k-- Asking price $60k-- Has been occupied by an accounting firm for I believe 40-50 years - they owned the building and have left as they merged with another local accounting firm and moved to another building-- Dated inside -- lots of paneling, probably dim lighting, HVAC is kind of dated****************************Potential Downsides/Other Pertinent info-- Likely will have low or nearly non existent price appreciation, other than upgrades I'd put in -- I probably wouldnt factor it in any of my figures-- Lots of ranching/agricultural, oil/gas, wind energy activity around - city has the closest major grocery store/Wal Mart to lots of people located in more rural areas within a 1-2hour driving distance -- town is important for that aspect-- Located in a small community - town has appx 12-15k people, however it is a bedroom community located off of a VERY well maintained interstate and it's only 20-30 mins drive from the City I live in that has 500k people --   The city is a good "Clean" town if that makes sense, very nice community gym close by-- Building is on the downtown core - right off of one main arterial and 1 block from the other -- no plans in the future to alter traffic flow etc --- Lots of money has been put in by the city/local govt to maintain the downtown area and make it a very nice walkable area - with lots of little shops, antique places, a couple cafes etc -- A local company in the refining business recently moved the majority of their business there from Wichita and has put a lot of money into this community -- large donations to the college and elsewhere (they make additives and are a nationally known brand -- have been around since the 70's - only way they go down is if we go away from the internal combustion engine - dont see that happening in the time I'd own the building) 
Bienes Raices Convert gas appliances to electric for rental?
14 November 2011 | 20 replies
Water heaters usually have a pilot, but that is only trouble if they store combustibles nearby.