I guess you all are familiar with the typical folding door setup, say, in a hallway hiding away a washer/dryer for instance, or in a bedroom as a closet door. You will mostly have two parts with a knob in the middle o...

Rental property: Tenants found 'wet spots' on the ceiling in 3 different rooms. I've called out 2 different contracts so far. We have been in the attic and can clearly see the 2 areas where wood is rotten (probably 2-...

Admitting that I am very new to real estate and am on a steep learning curve. We're the buyers and are looking at our first investment property (rental). Our offer was accepted by the seller--it's contingent on inspec...

Started demo in a condo and ran into these metal brackets under the carpet at the front end of the unit. I have a couple of questions:Does anyone know about the purpose for these?What are potential reasons for this cr...

I'm looking at a property in Maryland that has a polybutylene water supply line from the street hookup to the inlet of the house. There is no chance the seller will replace. Is there an insurance that I can get that w...

Hi BO members,

I recently saw a multifamily house in a good neighborhood but it has asbestos on the siding. It will cost money for removal. I was just wondering if it is worth to go through this trouble of making the...

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Navarre.
Purchase price: $87,000 Sale price: $125,000This was our first home purchase and as our family grew we decided to rent the place ou...

Does anyone have experience using this American Standard material to rebuild a shower enclosure? Typically we use 12x12 tile with a pan but a vendor is recommending this product from Home Depot.  Doesn't seem better t...

So this coupling failed and caused a lot of water damage.  House is about 65 years old.  Is the galvanized pipe the problem?  The plumber cleaned it, taped, and doped and cranked a new coupling on it, but I wonder how...

Changing out a light in my duplex and...does anyone know when this became illegal? I know my place was built circa 1923-1927 and remodeled in 1945. I don't think this cheap aluminum and plastic fixture is seventy-plus...