Jason D.
Mice coming from foundation?
I recently purchased a duplex on a slab foundation. There is some cracking along where the house meets the side walk and driveway conrete (should form nice sealled 90 degree angle). Some of the cracks are larger than ...
Shawn Mcenteer
Flood zone buy and hold
What are the thoughts on purchasing buy and hold rental in flood zone? Do you have a tough time renting? I know the rates will likely be high for flood insurance from Hurricane Sandy but this particular spot does...
Lizina Green
Flooring
Engineered HW vs. Laminate? Anybody feel that one has better ROI for Flipping.
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Crawlspace questions: rodent control and other issues
Not sure where else to post this, but here goes: I recently had a small sewer leak under my apartment building that the pest inspector discovered. The leak itself has been repaired by the PM's handyman to my satisfac...
Brandon Purdeu
Potential flip in North Carolina
Hello this is my first post here but hoping to get some advice on a potential flip. I found a property near Greenville, NC that has some fire damage. I have not purchased a fire damaged property before and would like ...
Greg Mayer
Poison ivy removal advice
Hi BP community!My wife and I purchased a duplex in Atlanta, GA. It's my first property. I'm learning a lot about everything. One side of our duplex has tenants, we moved into the other side. Our tenants signed a leas...
Nicholas Lohr
Problem with weather and pouring of foundation
I am doing a ground up build of 2 townhouses. We dug the foundation, the pad was all set to go, the exact correct elevation, etc... and then it rained like crazy for the better part of a month and now the whole site...
Julie Taylor
Foundations: What do you mean by "dirt foundation"?
I've heard a few people, in particular from the Pittsburgh area, mention that they will never again by a house with a "dirt foundation, often citing that it is not possible to perform repairs. To date, no one has bee...
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Cockroaches in Tenants stuff prior to full move in
I have a family moving into one of my rentals today. We signed the lease last week and were waiting to conduct the formal walkthrough till today. I allowed them to move a few things in prior to their official move i...
Brent T Howell
Previously Complied with Home Inspection
Hello BP,We just recently got an offer accepted on a house here in Anchorage, Alaska. The selling agent was quick and forthcoming with a previously completed home inspection from just 13 days prior. The way I figure i...