Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...

On one of my recent specs I thought it would be fun to document the project with pics. So I will share here the pictures and documents for anyone who may be considering specs, or is simply interested in following the ...

Welcome BP compatriots to my weekly "Skeptical Take" on all things real estate, coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for...

As I am sure most people are aware, we just went through some of the coldest days in Chicago's history. Many people had pipes burst and as I walked out of Home Depot this morning, everyone had pipe insulation, new cop...

Hi, I have been running a small remodeling contracting company over the past 6 months (i.e. drywall, paint, flooring, trim). I recently provided the below estimate to a GC prospect, but received pushback mentioning th...

Good afternoon,

I am considering a multi-unit property built in 1954. Are there any NC-specific laws of which I should be aware related to the age?

Thanks in advance,
Ben

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I am new to the BP forums but have been a landlord for about 10-yr (former primary residence turned rental) and need a referral to a very competent Handyman to help us completely insulate and encapsulate o...

Hey everyone, currently living in a house-hack (over/under - we live in the upper unit). Original plan was to move on after a year, but we really like the area. Problem is, it's a wood frame construction, and the nois...

I’ve done about 20 apartment turns to this date. I always seek a higher end product, it helps attracting new tenants and things like wiring, overhead lighting with switches, in each room, all new interior solid core s...

looking at potentially a disaster of a situation regarding copper pipes inside concrete slab.-Home is 10 years old-Copper pipe inside the concrete slab had a leak.-Pinpoint leak was found (after digging through severa...