Michael Hicks
Where to buy DIY baseboard basement waterproofing kit in Chattanooga or Atlanta
I'm in a pinch and need materials asap. All I can find locally is waterproofing companies that perform the work. I've had this house for 4 months and it's never leaked until today. We had several inches of rain wit...
Heather Schmidtknecht
Is a wet basement ever no big deal?
I’m looking at a small duplex for sale that is about 130 years old... when I viewed the property, the basement floor was wet, despite the fact that it had not rained for over a week. The house is built against a bluf...
Jeremy Loemker
Property Disclosure Statement - Flooding
Tried finding one similar and got nothing, so here goes.Purchased a small SFH in Dec 2014, rented Feb 2015, and had my first real issue in June (while on vacation, OF COURSE). Tons of rain had 2 inches of clear, non s...
Junalgen Milan
Flood risk concern
Hi! I’m a new member and bought a property in MD with concern on flood risk. On FEMA, it is categorized as X, with 0.2% likely to flood this year. But when checked flood factor, it says flood risk is 9/10. Property ha...
Chris Al
Anyone ever buy a sand pit?
Was walking some land I was interested in today. At the back of the property was several sand pits where it was obvious some sand mining took place at one time. Doesn't look like it is as deep as some you see in ...
Account Closed
This Basement Floods Ankle Deep - Pic
Just saw this basement over the weekend on a rental we visited. Since the owner is a few hours away, the tenant let us walk the property. 90 year old house with everything wrong except location and lot. Water damage, ...
Andrew Cordle
Rehabs Revealed: Hammond, IN – Part 4 of 4 (Entire House Overview)
The warm color scheme we used on this house really came through beautifully. Once the house was lightly staged with furniture, we put air fresheners throughout the house and listed it on the market. We accepted a f...
Oliver Santiago
Water in Air vents on a slab SFR house.
Hi Everyone,Has anybody had experienced water filling up on a n air vent on a slab, no basement or crawlspace SFR home? My tenant called me and reported that there was water present in the air vents located in the ba...
Andrew Halbert
Basement's, do you like them? SE Michigan
Reason I ask is that in my market, most homes are on slabs. If the property has a garage, rent roll is not affected much compared to the homes with basements. I find myself like the idea of not having to deal with a...
Chris Masons
Tax question on Water Heater replacement
I have a tax question on water heater replacement. I Know it should be a capitalized expense written off over X amount of years. Last year I replaced a water heater and in doing my taxes using Turbo Tax there was so...