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...

Does the type of foundation affect the value of the house? And what are the differences between a basement, slab and crawl space? Is one type more or less expensive to insure?

Hi all, I’ve a rental property in Chicago  with a crawl space basement with exposed piping. What’s the best way to prevent those pipes from freezing? Does anyone have recommendations on automatic space heaters that tu...

I am looking to make my first rental home purchase, and I just got the inspection back for this 2 bed/1 bath home that I have under contract. The home is about 70 years old so I was expecting a rough report, but the m...

I want to know if I have ground to sue a plumbing company for negligence.
Hindsight is 20/20.
My tenant reported smelling gas. Later on he told me he noticed the gas smell before, but apparently wasn't concerned. ...

Hello. New member here although been listening to BP for over a year now. I purchased my first rental property(single family) a couple months ago.  Every time the tenants turn off the central AC unit , a really bad sm...

I just bought a single family house in Central PA (Cumberland County, near Harrisburg).  The plan is to flip it.  Bought it for $95k off market, planning to put in about $43k and sell for $190k.
We walked through twi...

I have a home built in 1947 on a dirt crawl space with very little clearance. Original part of house was a cottage with two additions built on each side but clearly has settled and original floors are not level. I was...

My wife and I will be renting out a house we own (first-time landlords). It's a small ranch house with a ~5.5ft high crawlspace. The crawlspace gives easy access to plumbing and house wiring, but its ceiling is low an...

Do you all recommend using home inspector or contractor for inspection of home under contract?  No obvious major issues with home but want to get a second set of eyes on it.  I was thinking of using a contractor to wa...