Anne M.
When do you do the major renovations like roof/hvac
Let's say you have a tenant in your rental but the time comes for replacing the roof. What do you do? Do you have to wait for them to leave and do this "between tenants" or do they suffer through the process and get c...
Nicole A.
Windows leaking from top
Every time it rains, there are two windows that leak from the top side in one of our properties. These windows are right above each other--a window in a bedroom on 1st and 2nd floor units.First, we change the roof bec...
Andy K
Advice on a mold issue reported by tenant
Hi all,I would like some advice on an issue we are facing at our rental right now.We have a 2-storey rental home (built in 2005), where the tenant called us in early January saying they are seeing a 2ft by 2ft wet spo...
Stephen E.
Plumbing leak, next step Cutting out walls
There is a leak dripping away from the basement ceiling in one of my units. It is definitely not coming from a pipe in the basement. We were notified about it by the tenant this morning. It appears to be slowly fillin...
Mike Walker
What recourse do I have to recover funds from a un-coopertive contractor?
Hey everybody,I purchased a property for a buy and hold rental strategy. The roof leaked when I purchased the property, the roof is flat, it had two areas were the water was pooling and that is where the leaks were oc...
Bienes Raices
Flat roof issues (single family house)
The REO I'm most interested in has a flat roof (that's the only negative that I can see about it). However my insurance agent said she only has two carriers who will write a policy for flat roof. I'm waiting to get mo...
Steve Lee
Leak on the Ceiling from Rental Property Best decision?
Hey BP,Have a property in Texas. More of a accidental land-lord due to a out of town job move. I had just brought the property earlier in the year so I could not sell it before I moved.It has been 2 months but with th...
Ron Todd
Are shingles on shingles a big deal?
Hi BP,I had an inspection done on a SFR I plan to buy and hold. Most of the inspection went great, but it was pointed out that there are two layers of shingles for the roof and there are two spots that leak. I know i...
Courtney Nguyen
Roof leak, or maybe not. Need a good commercial GC in Houston
Hi BP,
Anybody can recommend a good commercial GC in the Houston area? We had a roof leak back in September at our end cap unit which is a coffee shop (retails strip, 9 tenants, building is only 4 years old) and I r...
Kaybreh Mathis
Tenant Refusing to Pay
Hello! My husband and I bought an apartment building last month. Apparently, there was a leak roof in a unit that the previous owner was aware of but we were not. After several days of heavy rains, a tenant (who we ha...