Hi BP folks, I came across an inspection report for a 25 year old house which was built on Permanent Wood Foundation. What are the things I should be cautious about this kind of foundation? (for eg: grading of the hou...

Anyone in the greater Northwest Indiana Region see many houses built on slabs?  Slab common in the area?  Any defects? Anyone know builders that do Slab in the area?  Lake County, Porter County, Merrillville, Hobart, ...

Is there a way to quickly figure out if a foundation is pier and beam or slab?
The tax rolls in my county do not list it.

Thanks

We are at a house previewing it, and we notice warping hard wood floors. It'a pretty bad and it looks like waves. There is a crawl space below. What could be the problem? Any insights? The rest of the house looks rea...

Hello bp friends,So over the years I have been researching  on buy and hold propertys and flip deals.  Also I have got familiar with excel.My house is finally on the market and I took a loan out on it 4 years ago when...

Hello BP! I got an offer accepted for a single-fam that will be converted into a duplex here in Cincinnati and while going through the inspection we came across a big unknown. There was an addition to the home, which ...

I have 2 tax questions:1)  I added a encapsulated crawl space to my rental house: How do i depreciate this item (do I add it to the valve of the house (do i include just the equipment or can I also add the labor porti...

Hi all,I am bidding for a duplex built in 1967 that seems to have structural issue. It has some crack on side wall (though not large). The kitchen has some uneven floor toward the countertop. Some beam in the crawling...

Hey BP,

Can anyone recommend a good way to seal the holes in the cinder block foundation of my building so that rodents can’t get in?

I am in the Tampa Bay, Florida area.

Thank you!

Kellen

Hey BP, I’m going to look at property this evening and I was curious if it would be frowned upon to bring a ladder to crawl up in the attic space? There is no pull down ladder and I have reason to believe there may be...