Peter Lee
San Diego Commercial Development Advice - General Contractor POV
Looking to answer questions from folks in the development community who want or need insight into the construction side of things. I have worked for large general contractor for the past 5 years on projects ranging fr...
Rousner E.
Manufactured or possibly modular
I am under contract for a home near Memphis, TN. The listing agent says it is a modular home and it’s stated as such on the disclosure forms. However my home inspector found a metal tag on the side of the home that in...
Amber C.
Wall is sinking in a century-house building
I am in the process of assessing my first multi-family building! It is a 140 years old three floor building (corner building) in main street of a small town. In second floor, one middle wall is sinking, creating abou...
Kara Mosesso
INSPECTION RED FLAGS?
Hi all. I am a first-time homebuyer and I am under contract for a SFH that I plan to use as my primary residence initially. My plan is to relocate from San Francisco to Chattanooga. The home is 83 years old and is bui...
Brandon Hardy
Our first "Pop Top"
We are scheduled to close on a property in a few weeks down in Decatur GA. We are still trying to iron out the details on the renovation strategy.We know we want to go up with it, and double the square footage. Ori...
Heidi Schmid
6 Insurance Policies for 3 multifamily properties?
Hi, I have 3 multifamily properties in California (2 duplexes and a triplex) and because all the them have buildings that don't share walls, my insurance company writes 2 policies for the separate buildings. If ther...
Georges A.
Buying my first property - Homesteps REO
Hey guys,
I am looking at a property (HomeSteps REO) and thinking about making an offer. The area I am looking in is HOT ! and I am worried it will go under agreement soon. I just read the top 20 tips about...
Account Closed
do these cracks look like a deal-breaker? (masonry)
Hi all, i'm getting ready to close a triplex in Sherbrooke, the inspection turned up quite a few cracks in the brick though....like the building leaned slightly to one side a while ago (although the foundation is soli...
Mark Kovacs
Remove load bearing wall
Does anyone have experience removing a load bearing wall using an LVL beam? Whats a fair price I can expect if I do the demo to the studs myself?
Peter Burnside
Basement wall tipping
I have a basement wall with some horizontal cracks and a bit of stair-stepping. The inward tipping is between 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch (difference between top and bottom of 7 foot wall) .There was a water issue because ...