The heat was very high recently and the air conditioner above unit had some issue and the water dipped from the pipe of that unit and damaged my unit.So I requested clarification to my property management company how they provided a quote without identifying the root cause, but haven't got any response yet.

I think the root cause of the stress over the repair is that I don't trust tenants telling the truth given he lied about a long term lease and actually only looked for a flexible arrangement until he found a house to buy.

I would like to ultimately get up to multi unit properties but especially since I’m starting roots long distance in a new area my goal is SFR only at the moment.

We are rooting for you!

So obviously, fixing and flipping it out for me (unless my spouse has some interior decorating skill I have yet to see in 20+ years), and being a landlord is in the same category of punishment as a root canal.

Like maybe a do it yourself combination laser eye surgery and root canal or maybe buying a new set of tires for your car and trying to mount them on the rims by yourself.

Very grass roots, personalized marketing, and got a few responses.

If you close on the property and then discover the roof is leaking, the main sewer line is nothing but tree roots, really any major expense, that can easily put a borrower in a position where they do not have enough actual cash to solve the problem, so the property loses value due to deferred maintenance, or the borrower digs themselves into more debt, making it even harder to get another loan to cash me out of the equation at that upper 20% of equity.

Over time the waist lines (used to all be cast iron, will need to be trenched and replaced with PVC out to the street connection, as the cast iron breaks down over time, allowing tree roots to enter and clog / block the exiting waist water.You best best is to call a local plumbing company, ( plumbing 911, mr plumber, rotor rooter) and have them come out and give a quote on repairing all the items the inspection found.The plumbing issues on a duplex may be more manageable then say a 100 plex with a broken waste line or main water in line, but size and scope is everything.

Has anyone found a particularly effective yet still easy solution for dealing with tree roots in sewers?