My tenant called, an outside facing wall is damp. I've googled and the best info I can find is that the water source is either from rising water, condensation, or penetration. I have a home improvement guy coming out...

I bought a piece of property that only had a metal building on it for 30k. I rented out the building to a gentleman who wanted to use it as storage for his classic cars that currently brings $500 a month in rent. Afte...

Okay try to make short and sweet. Have a property that the owner has agreed to seller finance. Septic has failed inspection. Leach field failed meaning the whole thing must be replaced. They said it was saturated and ...

Are property repairs (say e.g. to foundation tax deductible?)

I'm looking at my first MHP purchase and my attorney suggested I get a Phase 1 Environmental Study done.  Is anyone doing this or have any experience with it?  Or not doing it and feel good about it?  Thanks in advanc...

Hi BP,I'm looking at a HUD property with BURIED OIL TANK and may also need MOLD Remediation in the garage and another room.My bigger concern is potential Oil tank leaks and soil remediation that can run thousands of $...

Hi BP members:      I was wondering if anyone in Chicago has had this experience. About a month ago we had some heavy rains in the west Chicago area. As a result there was some seepage in the basement of my rental hou...

Bought my first rental about 4 years ago.    When we had our initial termite inspection, they recommended we install gravel and drains in the crawlspace along with a sump pump.    That helped, but, this being South Ca...

guysi'm sorry for posting here but this forum is all I have access to. I am a 1st time homeowner and am looking to understand the diff between HO2 and HO3. I'm in NYC and not in a flood zone at all. The difference bet...

Do you stay away from private water sewer at all costs? If so, why?