Hey everyone! I really need some urgent advice here! My hubby and I are buying our first home. We have it picked out and are in counter offer stages. Purchase price will be approximately $70k. The home is in need...

Any of you guys ever had an issue getting insurance to pay for your roof replacement? So last year we had a very bad hurricane in Florida. The tiles on my roof started shaking and cracking (according to the contractor...

I had a new company write coverage on one of my rentals in the Cape Coral area. They recently asked for a 4 point inspection. The inspector found FOUR shingles with issues which would be an easy fix via replacement. H...

I'm recruiting opinions on how to address a home's roof prior to selling. The home in question is a two-family, valued between 350-400k. The roof is likely twenty years old and shows signs of age on close inspection....

My retired family member has been living in their mobile home since the late 80s in Arizona and part of the roof is caving in. Should you replace the whole roof? Could they do a mobile home swap for a new one? What ar...

I am in the process of buying a 4800 squarefoot fourplex and we are expected to close this coming Tuesday. We agreed on the price of 173,000 with the seller paying most of my closing costs bringing my loan to 184,000....

We are having our roof replaced due to storm damage, however, when the shingles were removed another storm came through the area and caused a significant amount of water damage inside the house. Currently, we have a...

I have been reading a lot recently of Florida Insurance companies cancelling insurance policies, now it has happened to me. My insurance company cancelled my policy on a rental duplex with very short notice. Their rea...

I have learned a ton on these forums and through the BP podcasts, but I learn even more by actually renovating properties. I have my 4th and 5th rehabs in process at the moment. I had a roofer look at the roof of numb...

So I just purchased a house with an older roof in Florida where a 4PT inspection is required. The 4PT verified the roof was acceptable with 5 years estimated life. I had to go off the standard market to get insurance ...