I am going to look at a home in Jacksonville Fl. built in 1930's.  The home seems to be well maintained for the most part, it is in a historic district.   Is there anything in particular I should be looking for?  Lead...

We are first time buyers. We put in an offer on house after our agent showed us disclosures and didn't highlight any areas of concern. We attended the inspection and our agent didn't . Inspector told us HVAC needed re...

I hire a pluming company replace a shower drain he quoted me at $560.00 He had down the initial inspection and the never mentioned anything about the shower pan being damaged.Today he came out and said that the that t...

I use to see homes listed with CDW but the walls were still up. Now I see a lot of the homes with CDW have been gutted, usually sparing the wiring and tubs. The prices are discounted but not as much as I think they sh...

After 2 weeks of dealing with several different forms of water damage (leaking water heaters, refrigerator lines cracking, toilet tank seal cracking, etc), I'm going on the offensive.  I started researching leak detec...

Hi everyone. I got another multi a month ago (4 units).So I new the foundation needs some repairs wich fixed it.So after that they checked the plumbing system in order to be able to provide me a WARRANTY. They came up...

I'm an investor from California and I am under contract on a 4-plex on a property that is in Tennessee.  I just received the inspection report back and there are some items that give me pause on moving forward.  The m...

My question is in regards to wear and tear; specifically, plumbing below the floorboards and inside the walls on a 20-year-old rental cottage. If there is leak not readily noticeable, as in occurring inside the bathro...

I have 2 SFR's that I rent to students in Reno, NV. They are older 1970's homes, and it would be very costly to fully redo the bathrooms. So, I opted for a reglazing of the shower tile for now. The individual that did...