So, I have a basement that has cracked walls, and there is humidity in the basement.I got quotes from a few different companies. Quotes were in the area of $10-25K to waterproof the basement.But I noticed something a ...

I am looking into buying single family homes and came across a property that I would like to move forward with, but comes with a basement. Does anyone have thoughts on buying properties with basements? Are they more t...

I read that scuppers are easier to maintain and are a cheaper way to drain flat roofs versus gutters or interior drains.  Would like input from anyone else who knows or have experience with flat roofs, pls.

The small gable in the photo is over the front door. The home inspector told me to have kickout flashing installed on the small gable because right now it doesn't have it and the rain water is hitting the side of the ...

Hey all. This is more of a curiosity question than anything else. I recently saw this link for a number of homes that have been created by recycling Shipping Containers. I was wondering how much the BP community th...

Small problem we are having with tenants which I wanted to start a discussion about.In one of our properties our tenants do not have access to the basement for some safety concerns and so they can't go messing with pl...

I am currently rehabbing a duplex property and have a decision to make regarding the yards. They are not properly graded and often collect water during heavy rains (S. Louisiana). The property is not in danger of floo...

Hi everybody,I need some unbiased opinion concerning some possible foundation work. The house is in the Houston area (I know we have not the best soils), built in 2001, starter home 3/2, 1500 ft2. Did not flood during...

Hello BP members,We are starting out with a single family home which is built in 2011 and barely used. However, during home inspection we found that there are settlement cracks above garage door (probably pressuring l...

We recently purchased a home in the Plano, Texas area. However several large issues have come up that were not disclosed to us during the process. Does texas allow for the home owner to give back the house and recoup ...