Plumbing problems make me crazy! I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard. Pin hole leak in main line discovered last night. Plumber there at 10:30 pm, put a simple patch on it, turned off water to 20 units and said he w...

I have a question as a new three family house owner.   Previously, water heater issues arose so rarely in a single family house, but now it will come up more often so I need to learn.Is it best for me to buy the water...

Hello BP!I am first time investor evaluating a deal for a semi-distressed property.  Just found out there are multiple leaks in the under slab cast iron, and the retail quotes have been high.  Can anyone recommend an ...

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I need some advice. I recently bought my first home, which is a house hack. There have been some fairly major plumbing issues. I didn't have a plumber that I knew of, so I went on to Task Rabbit. He came an...

My crawl space has been filling with water and had 2 plumbers take a look. 1st plumber says that the gutter down sprout is broken. He recommends repairing and attaching the downsprout to a drain that leads away from h...

I recently purchased a fixer upper that I will use as a vacation home. I won't be there in the winter and want to protect my water pipes. The plan is to remove the water meter each fall, blow out the pipes with an ...

I just got billed $365 by my property manager for replacing a toilet fill valve and supply line. That seems a bit high to me, but I figured I should check before I get too upset about it. Does anyone local to Memphis ...

According to the experts there are 7 secrets that Real Estate Investors should know in regards to single family rentals . First and foremost you must remember that investing in real estate is very different from inves...

Hi there -- Has any landlords here ever had to deal with urgent repairs while out of town? I have just one townhouse that's rented out, and my fear is that while I'm on vacation, something like the water heater wil...

I have a duplex where I live in one half and rent the other. My tenants oil furnace went out and they could not get it to fire back up. I went over and did some basic troubleshooting. Realizing I did not have the t...