We are currently in a nightmare with code enforcement. A tenant's drain got clogged and caused sewage to back out in one room. They called code enforcement on the property. I don't know why they think that was necessa...

Hi All,
Under contract for my first ever investment property, and the inspection results just came back. I'm concerned with two things which I will paste directly from the report. I'm meeting with my agent today to d...

My basement has flooded, possibly due to standing water in one of the window wells. There is water pooling up under the mulch next to the window well on the side of the house, and I can see water seeping into the wi...

Hey guys - i just bought my first house. Turns out the inspector missed the house foundation issue.. the house has a sinking foundation and I don’t wanna pay to fix it. 16.5k quote before leveling floors.. I paid 183k...

I put a REO SFR house under contract in Cape Coral earlier this week. Today I had a professional home inspector come do a thorough check. He found several areas where water has been seeping in the house for some ti...

Hi all, I have a mid-range rental that currently has 12x12 ceramic tiles in the kitchen, which is about 12x14 in size. The problem is the house is about 100 years old, and the floor underneath the tile has several pro...

So, in Ohio we are experiencing torrential rains - in 12 years I've lived in Lima, I've never seen rains like this...specifically in June!This pig is currently empty. There was a family of 3 in the house at a rent of ...

Curious to know if other investors have had experiences where they acquired a property and realized a huge expense that they otherwise did not expect or uncover during due diligence? Or if they knew about the problem,...

Hey guys.I just got my first house under contract (!!!) and I'm equal parts excited and terrified. As a result, I'm turning to the Bigger Pockets community in the hopes that I can get some outside opinions on what the...

Hi All:
I inherited a property with an unused and severely neglected pool. No one has used it for 15 years and it is somewhat of a cesspool at this stage due to years of rain, frogs, infestation etc. What is the most...