Mary lou L.
If you could build, what would be your favorite floor plan
I love looking at floor plans and pictures! What would be your go to plan if you could build? Ive been to a couple of new homes and wow, its crazy how there may not be enough room to open a fridge door because of an i...
Angela Smith
Cost to powerwash and repair soffit
We are doing a lot of work ourselves, but it's taking forever. Thankfully, we found a neighborhood guy to mow the yard regularly, taking that responsibility away. I would like to ask him to powerwash the house as we...
Sai T.
Best solution to remove mold and remedy
There have been water issue in the basement. How to remove the mold, should I use Drywall mold tough and how to watertight the house from outside.There were wood panels which caused to grow the mold. Thank you
Arthur E.
FHA Work Orders - Do bathrooms have to have outlets? [Wisconsin]
I have a FHA work order for a bathroom that has a outlet in the light. The work order says the light needs to be replaced with a light that doesn't have an outlet. But then it also says that a GFCI outlet needs to b...
Timothy Jacob Wallace
One Electric Meter for Duplex
I'd like some feedback from the BP audience.
Long story short, I bought a duplex on a lake. The margins are slim but still positive, but the reason I purchased the house is due to property values rising a signific...
Ani Chat
PGE requiring separate metering but CA ADU requirements says otherwise
Hi, I am planning to build an attached ADU. Contacted PGE for upgrading my main panel, they are asking me to have separate main panel meters because the ADU has a separate address.. They keep pointing me to their rul...
Charles E. Bruckman
Solar on a House Hack
Hello,I am currently house hacking a four-bedroom house and doing rent by the room for the other 3 bedrooms. The bills/utilities are in my name and I invoice the tenants monthly based on usage.
I am considering getti...
Chris You
Questions on building custom building cost Los Angeles, echo park
Hi BP folks,
I own a duplex that is zoned to add a stand alone third unit to make a triplex. After going through different options to build ( prefab or custom) I’ve decided to go custom because I’ll need to add parki...
Kevin Sapp
Best option for selling to rehabber for most profit
My 85 year old father in law has a house in Denver, Green Mountain Estates that he wants to sell soon. The house is split level, 4 levels, 3 bed, 2 3/4 bath, large two car garage with about 3000 total square feet incl...
Bekah Beets
How to submeter 1 sfr with detached garage apartment
Hey thank you for all your help. I have a detached garage that has an apartment in it and I’m looking to get it submetered. Most companies want more units than just a single-family residence to install a submetering a...