Charisse Ryan
Yeah! I just bought our first property. But the plumbing is broke
Wow. I am super excited. We just had our offer accepted on our very first rental property. Yeah! Also, we just found out the plumbing needs replacing. Yikes! Any idea on a price for replacing the plumbing (bursted...
Josh Engen
Add 2nd water line duplex cost?
Hello fellow BP members!I am a part owner of a duplex in Olympia, Washington and we invest in the Tumwater, Lacey and Olympia areas. There is currently only one main water line and we are considering adding a 2nd mete...
Marcus Melgoza
Cost of repairs comparisons
Hey guys I came upon this property1025 McKinley Ave NE Huntsville, Al and I want to hear your thoughts on it on a certain topic. I noticed this house was built over a century ago and when I looked at the property I no...
Joe Kling
Raised Foundations
Hey BP!I've been looking around Los Angeles and I see that many of the older homes are built on raised foundations. Is there anything to look out for with raised foundations? It feels hollow when I walk on one of thes...
Bienes Raices
"Hill" in the backyard?
I don't have a photo of this yet--I can try to take a photo tomorrow and post here on this thread.
My offer was accepted on an REO and but it has this mound/hill in the middle of the backyard. It's not gigantic, but ...
Andrew McCotter
Property Under Contract in Chicago - Foundation Issues
My business partner and I have a property under contract in the 60647 zip code in Chicago. We just completed the inspection and realized the building is leaning pretty significantly. We couldn't get in the crawl space...
Alan Kahanu
Advice on Inspecting Crawlspace or Not
Hey BP,Not sure if i'm posting this in the right place on BP but I must ask. I have a signed purchase agreement a local investor is selling on contract, a SFH which I plan for long term rental out of state. Upon com...
Jacob Wyatt
Seattle WA Contractors and Flippers... Please help!
Hello BP community,I just bought my first house that I will be house hacking. It is a SFH zoned LR2 in the Morgan Street Junction in West Seattle. It currently has a half unfinished basement and half crawlspace. My vi...
Marc Shin
is wood destroying fungus a deal breaker?
Doing a home inspection on a potential investment property. They found wood destroying fungus was found in the sub-floor and the floor joists in the crawl space. is this a deal breaker?
Danica Perrault
Real Estate Agents, Home Inspectors & Attorneys
Attorneys, Home Inspectors and Real Estate Agents please give me some advice!
I’m a 1st time home buyer in Boise, moving from out of state. I paid top of the market price for a flipped 1970s home in May. It’s been...