
31 May 2016 | 10 replies
hello troy and all BP family. i think i have some answers for you. first let me start by painting a scenario for you. imagine you are a banker. you have just aqquirred several houses thru repossession. all range in dollars owed to your bank from $30,000 to $300,000. suddenly, the federal government has decided that the flood of foreclosures hitting the market is killing the market and they decide to put a restriction on how many any bank can put back out on the market in any given year. so, you get instructions that, of the 100 houses you have for market, you can list only 25 this year. you have 50 houses that are below the $50k level, and 50 that rise above and way above the $50k level. which ones are you going to market???

31 May 2016 | 5 replies
Leave the can (mostly full) with the tenants with same instructions in case the bees return.

21 February 2016 | 8 replies
I'm a fairly serious DIY kind of guy having built 3 houses, renovated a manufactured home, built several small barns and about to renovate a vacation home we just bought "up north" as we Michiganders like to say.

20 February 2016 | 8 replies
Back West we do own a manufactured home that we rent out to this day.

26 February 2016 | 3 replies
It has instructions for you!

27 February 2016 | 22 replies
do not lend to manufactured homes.

1 March 2016 | 47 replies
The tenant never knew this was the case, but it was clearly an instruction to me that alternative actions would be required should the tenant(s) begin to display problematic behavior.On more than one occasion those particular subtenants asked "what happens if I just walk away" and my response was always "remember, you signed a personal guarantee" never adding anything more and then changing the subject.Thankfully, I never had to engage a significant default with those that evolved into problem tenants (other than really late rents) and was able to resolve any issues through continuous communication with the tenant.

2 March 2016 | 37 replies
Tub was cracked due to not being supported. 2) No access panel required by code for the pump, the pump was in the rear of the tub buried under the tub deck. 3) No thermostatic anti-scaled mixing valve required by code for the roman tub filler 4) No dedicated circuit for the pump required by the manufacturer, the electrical for the tub was piggy backed on the vanity lights 5) no GFCI protection on the tub as required by code 6) no grounding of the tub motor as required by code 7) ABS drain glued to PVC drain pipe with ABS glue 8) the tub valve connections uried with no access were IPS threaded stainless steel flexible water lines instead of hard sweated copper connections, (lost count on all the shark bites they used, they must buy them in bulk) 9) all the tile was tiled directly on the plywood of the tub deck, no underlayment to prevent the tile from being popped and the grout cracking from moisture getting to the plywood...the list goes on and on.. oh and the tub filler valve was located on the back side of the tub, not a code violation but certainly not user friendly for somebody to have to climb basically into the tub or over it to turn the water on, but that's minor in the scope of all the code violations and poor workmanship, that's just poor design.

8 March 2016 | 18 replies
@ Paul Timmins I really appreciate your response and detailed instructions.