It will contain any potential leaks from a sink drain, dishwasher or fridge.

I am looking for contractor referrals in the Seattle Tacoma area who are available now, reliable.1) Flip is about 50-60K and 2) B class rental makeover 20-25KWould prefer licensed and bonded GCs to run projects, especially the larger project, but I can GC if needed.Trades I'm looking:GC to handle mostPlumbing (repairs and move a sink drain 7 feet on same wall)Carpenter (fix & install doors, trim, rebuild deck)Window installer (can install and trim)Electrician to make some repairs on wiringI have painter, flooring, roofing, kitchen/bath cabinets coveredThank you!

Turned out to be a leaky seal between the toilet and the wax ring, The tub and the toile shared the same drain/waste pipe, and when the tub drained it overflowed at the wax ring, That is a $3.00 repair and took me about 10 minutes to do once I figured it out.Good luck!

You may have replaced an existing sump pump - but to install one it requires adding drain tile and $2800 is a really good price IMO. 

The other side though is that the HOA can turn those properties into a drain in a heart beat. 

If an investment continually drains your wallet, it's time to reconsider.In the world of real estate investing, target returns like Cash on Cash of 8% or higher should be your guiding star.

I've never in my life known of a home with so much water in the basement.She had a trench dug out in the basement, and a drain system installed with 3 turbo-charged sump pumps.Since installation, there has been no water, and it's been a couple of years. 

It's very acidic and must be run through a "neutralizer" before running down the drain.

Nope. 11PM of Day 3 of being a landlord, I get a call from my tenant saying all the drains are backed up, and feces was coming up into the shower.  

The guy drains the line to relieve the backup but we had to use one of our garbage cans to catch the backed up sewage in the above ground pipes.