Vahan Papakhian
I have mold growing in bedroom of rental
I am renting a two bedroom and a severe amount of mold is growing in one of the bedrooms. I notified my management about it, two technicians have looked at it and the property manager, and they basically blamed me say...
James Leos
Heating Supply Requirements - Landlord
Hello All,I'm refinancing a fourplex in Phoenix and am having a little hang up with the appraisal.The property is all wall AC units, tenants use space heaters to supplement when needed during the winter.The appraisal ...
Spicer Matthews
And Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its Knees by David Faber
I have been on a recent rant lately about real estate books. As we all know there are many good ones out there and many bad ones. What most of them tell us is how to buys and sell and get super rich or whatever. If th...
Jennifer Lee
Section 8 and wall anchors???
Hi all
First off, I don't know the first thing about SECTION 8.
I have a client, we are looking at a property in a section 8 rental area.
However, the house has wall anchors and it's done by a rep...
Steve Wilmers
Replacing a bathtub - recommended contractors
I recently noticed a hairline crack on the floor of the almond colored bathtub in the house I'm currently living in, which I will be converting to a rental in the next three to six months.I've already put in a new flo...
Victor S.
Wall/ceiling cracks?
Hi, all.Just looked at a HUD property today and noticed the attached cracks in the ceiling/walls. Without going too deep, does this look like a structural issue to you? Roof appears to be new(er). House built in mi...
Kieran Dowling
sewer disconnected from lateral
I am trying to decide if i want to move forward with this house? It is a complete fixer upper. The current plumbing stack iis not connected to the man line.(see photos)
There is a floor drain on the other side of ...
Deion Moore
Foundation Contractors - some cracks a couple inches wide
Looking for foundation contractors in the CT area. Preferably someone with more than a few years of experience. Currently in the motion of buying my first house and have some concerns. If anyone has any referrals plea...
Kris L.
DIY Kitchen Cabinets (Newbie)
Just bought a new primary residence. Kitchen had unused space so I decided to add some kitchen cabinets. Needed to match the other side of the kitchen, so used one of the Lowe’s options (Diamond Arcadia I think it w...
Matthew Paul
Has anyone installed a PTAC in their rentals
First a PTAC is a motel type heat pump . I just picked up a 1 bedroom built in the 1930's . It currently has a freestanding propane furnace in the corner of the living room that works . I have never used one in ...