Brie Schmidt
Concrete patio slab - resurfacing?
So one of our rentals has a concrete slab in the backyard - it covers the entire area (700 sq feet) from garage to building to property line. It looks like crap and every spring I have to shop vac up all the loose...
John Krasner
Setting up Manufactured Housing commercially Internationally
I find this idea very intriguing! Setting up a factory for manufactured housing in developing countries. After having travelled around the South Pacific and the Caribbean for a few years, I can see a definite market f...
Just Don
drywall install over extruded foam on basement walls
was going to glue 2" pink foam on bottom 24" of exterior block basement walls,,, then have electrician run conduit on top of that horizontally for outlets. Then foam on up to top of wall and rim joist area gets littl...
Michael Lauther
Easy fix for a damp basement?
My newest property has a "damp basement" no obvious leaks or puddles but after the last heavy rain in Dayton the basement was quite damp. my thoughts are fill in cracks DE humidify clean and seal and paint. some black...
Carl Devitt
The 29,000-35,000 homes in lower middle class neighborhood and some rambling thoughts.
Good people.The housing stock in NJ/Philadelphia in my view is limited and generally, the majority of properties are dogs for the following reasons:1. Architecturally hideous2. Rehabbing the interior doesn't make i...
Steve Davis
Poured concrete vs wood frame new construction apartments
Hello BP, My partners and I have plans to construct a 3-storey 54 unit apartment dwelling. We have buyers that will pre purchase the property but only if it is built with a poured concrete structure instead of wood ...
Bryant G.
Horizontal Crack in Foundation oked by engineer
Would you be nervous buying a house with horizontal cracks in the foundation if a structural engineer says the way is sound and gives their backing to that assessment?
Iaroslav Demydovych
Cracked and settled floor in lower lever bi-lever home.
Fellow BP members I'm looking at a really good deal to flip it just has one issue I'm not sure what to do with. Floor in lower level is settling or settled about 2.5 inches, it even feels hollow under. Its cracked and...
J Mishkin
oh wow, 30 unit for 60k. !!
check out this deal I can get.
30 units total. 5 buildings - (20) - 3 units, (10) - 1 units
7 acres of land. 4 acres of woods.
Land is valued at almost 100k alone.
Condition is really ruff. The good is concre...
Yoni R.
Crawlspace foundation houses in Miami
I just put an offer in on a house that is a crawlspace foundation and is located in Miami. I am looking to buy it as a rental income property. Most of the other houses in the neighborhood are regular foundations on th...