Plumbing repairs done recently.

It was quite extensive, all new electrical, hvac, plumbing as well as foundation, painting, floors and yardwork and demo of shed.

It's been sturdy as hell but certain things (like plumbing) were a pain to modernize for him. 

Stripped to the studs, new electrical, new plumbing, restored original wood floors, and brought a 1946 gem back to its original form!

Yes, a water softener could help prolong the life of your plumbing fixtures and appliances.

Couple of corners not to cut:1. roof2. electrical 3. plumbing 4.

Inherited tenants - vet them and look at previous recordsMake sure the property cash flows after you move outBuild your team: handyman, hvac, plumbing, etc. this will take some time.

I relocated the tenants to an Airbnb for $1k while it dried out and the plumbing was replaced.

In addition, it had a full gut with all-new plumbing, electricity, HVAC, etc... the renovation cost 250K+All projects were done remotely with a back-and-forth arrival to the states.

However in the future because  of how these things tend to go, I would not have called insurance or a remediation company, I would have just fixed it immediately before it got too bad then warned the tenant not to do it again (and to be fair to them it’s odd that simply hanging a picture would cause a major plumbing leak, the likelihood of that happening is so low) and moved on.