Hello fellow BP users. I had a tenant move out last week and the living room carpet is stained beyond cleaning and need to be replaced. What is the legal prorated year amount for California. Most websites say carpets...

When buying a home as an investment, how much weight due you put into things reaching end of life expectancy if they still work.

If you know the furnace *should* kick in the next year or two, or the roof will ...

I’m currently looking at single family that was built in the 1880s. The game plan is to get into it with a VA loan so I can put no money down and avoid PMI at the same time. I want to live there for a year and then re...

I was going through "my favorites" list and found THIS list. I thought it might be helpful to someone: http://www.paccrestinspections.com/life.html
It's a list of components in a home, and the life expectancy for app...

How does one usually find out life expectancies for Capex items such as roof, appliances, heater, etc. What is the most efficient way to get this data? I suppose the home inspector may be able to provide most of this ...

When I made a career change and decided to be a full-time real estate investor I had many reasons for wanting to go into real estate.  I wanted to make my own hours, be my own boss, and make more money. I am accomplis...

When a Turnkey home inspection report has a comment "HVAC is nearing the end of its expected useful life. Servicing and assessment by a qualified HVAC technician are recommended", how are we supposed to negotiate with...

Hey everyone - I've had an offer accepted for a fourplex at $210K (listed at $220K). The inspection was conducted and there were a few minor items that need to be addressed; however, the main concern that I noticed fr...

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*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.The repairs I have considers and their factors are as follows:
Possibly Roof (due to r...

Hello all. I’m looking for someone to talk me out of cashing out of a beneficiary account if I’m making a big mistake. What say you? Here’s the deal: I currently have a beneficiary account left to me by my father. He ...