I own a rental property on the South Side in Chicago in Cook County. With the major rainstorm we just had last week the basement for my tenant's unit (which is lived in) ended up under 3 feet of water. The water went ...

I have a house that I rented to college students for the past 3-4 years... The general experience has been good, as these students usually find replacement roommate when they graduate, so I never had any vacancy for y...

Hey all!So I am looking into purchasing a new single family investment opportunity in a nice area of MA. One thing about the property is that it needs a new septic system in place however it will need to be an elevate...

My area had a HUGE rainfall this Tues, which resulted in water coming into about a 1/4 of the basement. The water sat for only a few hours before being noticed & it was immediately shop vac'ed out & a blow was...

Hi,I am buying a triplex in Tempe, AZ and I am thinking of replacing the entire sewer pipe as the triplex is about 50 year old. However, I am not sure what the material (PVC, cast iron, etc.) to use as tenants might a...

Hello, our rental home had a/c unit drains into the p trap in one of the bathroom and clogged the sink in upstairs. The tenants were out for 24 hours and came back found it and the water had already flooded out to th...

What is the best type of Fertilizer to use on your lawn to control and get rid of existing Broad leaf weeds. I have recently been using a weed and feed and putting a lot on it and it does not seem to be getting rid o...

I have a tenant (2 adults, 2 children, 1 dog and 1 car). So they have been living in this 3 bedroom 1 bath home for exactly one year. 2 weeks ago the tenant texted me saying they want to renew the lease for another ye...

Hello BP crew!After reading about a half dozen "Zombie Posts" this morning - posts that have been inactive for a long time, often a year or more - I had a thought that could reduce the number of Zombie Posts coming th...