Originally posted by @Frank Sanchez:Originally posted by @Frank R.

You'll find tons of helpful resources and friendly folks here to accelerate your introduction to U.S. real estate investing.You should also probably connect with @Marisa R., a fellow Aussie who's been incredibly successful here in the States.

If someone is trying to stay "ghost" by using third party legal systems, the RA is a step in the right direction and should pass your message on to the owner.

Hey guys and galsJust want to comment here,,,In any case,,,,YES,,,you must comply with local codes and ordinancesWhat might be acceptable via plumbing Code in California might not be valid in Minnesota or North DakotaAny plumber worth his salt is going to do the work up to CODE anyway.He knows Goddamned well what the Inspector wants and is looking for in the first place.If you r a licensed plumber and work for a contractor and the inspector turns down your job because its not up to code,most likely youll be FIRED and shown the door.The key is ,find out whats acceptable by local code and give the nice man with the clipboard and the pens in his vest pocket what he wants,,,,and get him off your property.Now you'll know whats expected of you the next timeThe point of all this is once you establish a level of trust and cooperation with this guy,,he will be more apt to sign you off fast and do a minimal inspection the next go round.He will put you on his good guy list.Never be confrontational or combative ,even if you feel like it,,,give the man what he wants and get him off the jobsite.Hope this helpsDD in L.A.

(They give you one year free Registered Agent (RA) service and then charge you $125 per year after that.) 

Quote from @Greg R.: A couple other take aways... - Denver, a generally strong market recorded it's 7th straight month of price declines, declining $125,000 and 18%.

Quote from @Greg R.: A friend of mine is convinced that Yuma AZ is going to be a hot spot in the next few years and that there's a ton of $ to be made out there.

We flew to Columbus and met her and her partner R ,a guy who said he is a general contractor( we found out he is not licensed later on and he pull out the building permit as owner when he rehab the house) ,we had good talk and they also showed us few properties they are working .

Smith, RA - Principal Architect at Architect Owl PLLC (Licensed in NY & CT)

Jared Smith, RA