The Crucial Role of Sewer Scope Inspections

This chapter emphasizes the necessity of sewer scope inspections for rental property purchases, sharing personal experiences that reveal costly repairs from neglected inspections. The discussion underlines how guidance from experienced realtors can help new investors avoid significant financial pitfalls in real estate.

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Floods, evictions, and bad property managers on ONE rental property?! These are the kinds of things that spook rookies out of real estate investing altogether. Fortunately, many of these issues are avoidable, and today, we’ll equip you with some property-saving advice that could help you prevent a major blunder!

Welcome back to another Rookie Reply! While scouring the BiggerPockets Forums this week, we stumbled on a full-blown horror story that involves several problems with the same property. Tony and guest co-host Noah Bacon have encountered similar issues throughout their investing journeys, and in this episode, they’re going to break them down and show you how to handle them. You’ll learn why you should think twice before passing up on a sewer scope, how to adjust your tenant screening process and avoid evictions, and how to effectively manage your property managers!