Basement pipes are dripping and utility tub is filled up and I am very cautious in using water inside the property.

It had asbestos on the heating pipes in the basement, which I saw myself. 

I have also installed exhaust fans in each bathroom.Every year, I have a handyman do an inspection, and we almost always find mildew.  

Our family owned company does that, but obviously we can't run our own plants and mills due to volume, just like a rehabber can't run their own plumbing manufacturing plant or their mining of copper then turning it to a copper pipe.

Michael Klinger Do you have a local credit union or local community bank or have you exhausted all options?

there was a leak in a pipe underneath one toilet and that plumbing (and floor) was repaired, the main stack pipe in the basement was replaced and some minor unrelated repairs were made (one sink was missing a pipe - seriously, some drain clogs, etc).In the duplex I bought on July 31st there was a plumbing issue prior to me buying it (2nd floor bathroom pipes).

Lastly, once you get all that set up, I would highly consider umbrella insurance especially if you have multiple properties, it bolsters the liability part of not only your properties' insurance but of your personal home and auto as well - once the liability limits on these policies have been exhausted that is when umbrella insurance kicks in. 

I don’t know why the drain pipes smell, the flickering lights are easily fixable, but this bathroom floor situation has me thinking about what I should I do.

A Guide to Modeling and Overcoming Analysis ParalysisI am a numbers person by nature and often consider excel to my second home for my 9 to 5 job and so I can relate to those who find themselves wanting to exhaustively model a potential property and the cashflows that could result.

We came back over the weekend to find out our neighbors pipe burst on the 2nd floor of our shared wall.