All Forum Posts by: Jessica Stevenson

@Dave E. Thanks. The only issue was a bathtub drained pretty slow. 

@Yolanda W Cuevas thank you for this advice. I did not even consider what insurance would say about the sewer pipes. I am thinking of just re-piping just to ease our future troubles.

@Mark Fries thank you! I will definitely add you to my contractors list.

@Allen Williams that does help. Thank you! These are subterranean termites, which unfortunately you can not tent for. They are the ones that move fast and can destroy an entire house in just a few years. Dry Rot termites (the ones you tent for) move a lot slower and do not scare me as much. However, I still think I will get a GC out there to take a look, as I am not ready to walk away from what could be a great deal. 

And, I think you are right. I should just focus on the termites for renegotiation. The cast iron sewer pipes are much more par for the course.

Thanks again for your feedback. 

Thanks. The sewer pipes are cast iron and they go into slab. So, there is no way to check them out without putting a camera down there. Unfortunately the termite damage looks to be extensive but without ripping open walls, there is no way to see how much there is. There were lots of active termites visible at the inspection. 

We are currently under contract for a buy and hold property in Jacksonville, FL. It is a concrete block house on slab. We had two issues pop up during our inspection today and I would like your opinion on if we should renegotiate price or walk away.

The first issue is that we discovered active subterranean termites in two parts of the house.

The second issue is that only part of the house has been replumbed. Everything going into the slab looks to be cast iron.

The house was built in 1961.

I would really appreciate any and all advice on this. 

@Brian Holt Awesome! I would keep an eye out for a multi-family property. That way your daughter could live in a unit and you guys could rent out the rest. I wish I would have done this in college. 

@Jack Bobeck Thanks for the heads up. We just finished renovating our home here in Historic Springfield. We did have to get approval for everything on the outside of the house and although it is an extra step, the historic preservation association was very easy to work with. 

I will check out the Clark St. property. Thanks for the lead! :)

Hello BP community! I am looking to purchase my first multi-family income property in Jacksonville, FL (specifically in the Springfield neighborhood). We want to use the BRRR method to hopefully purchase several properties in the next few years. I would love any and all advice. Thank you!!