All Forum Posts by: Ben Crego

The plumbing above ground was replaced, it’s just below ground. The bathrooms share a wall, and the kitchen and laundry each are on exterior walls. I will get a few more quotes before doing anything if we do go the route of buying.

 What did those two reroutes each cost at the end of the day (excluding carrying costs) and how long did each take?

Hi, I am under contract on a house for $252,250 off market. I’m about 20-40 below market depending on your comps. The house looks great and the inspector only flagged a few little issues; but I had a plumber scope it and he said the cast iron is terrible (bellying, corroded, etc). The seller is only willing to drop to 250. The 1 plumbers quote to do a plumbing replacement without putting all the cosmetics back is $14,000. 

Plumber had technical difficulties twice and didn’t record but two guys both said plumbing looks terrible. I worked with this plumber one other time on another property. He was very good and consistent with his google reviews.

What would you do?

Hi, did you end up buying in the Ogden/Eden area?

@Max T., I’d eat the cost. Sounds like you’re tenants were reasonable, notified you promptly, and there’s no evidence they caused the backup. Stuff happens.

@Nathan G., all legit issues. We’ve had some repairs, but fortunately our tenants have been very respectful.

@Carl W., sorry for the slow reply. The realtor that helped me buy it listed it on the MLS and then I screened the tenant and signed the lease through Zillow Property Manager. I would have listed it through Zillow too but I'm not local so I needed help with the showings.

@Theodore Renka, congrats. How did you come up with the rehab money (sorry if I missed that) aside from Home Depot financing the roof and siding?

@Nathan G. Zillow was way off! We listed at $1700 after watching the market. We had solid interest and quickly secured what seems like great tenants.