Hi all, looking for a little wisdom. I'm in the middle of a flip due to be done with construction in a little over a week. Just had a some pitting checked out that I found in the steel galvanized water piping under th...

I currently self-manage my 7 rentals and want to keep this portfolio growing, while still self-managing. The key? Minimize annoying service calls and long term repair costs! Please help me add to this DIY preventative...

Hi BP!
My wife and I are making a move out to the burbs and buying a small SFR that will need a reasonably extensive rehab.
Rather than going through the entire rehab thought process with everyone, I wanted to ask:
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We looked at a 2-family flat in Saint Louis today.  Price was $90k in an up and coming part of town.  Bottom floor has a long term tenant paying $550/month, top floor needed finishing, a small deck and a small kitchen...

I'm considering a 1910 HUD house that HUD is giving $4,000 allowance at closing for the LBP removal. Did a goggle search and see that sealant is the preferred method...Can I can do for alot less than $4K or do I have ...

I bought a property from a sheriff's sale only to find that the property has an oil tank leak from an above ground storage tank in the basement.  It was never disclosed that there were environmental issues during the ...

Good morning everyone. I woke up this morning to very hard rain and the sound of heavy pouring. I went outside and discovered that the downspout from my top roof to my lower roof not only hangs too far over the gutter...

To make the answers unbiased for either side, I would like to ask this question both as a tenant and landlord. Please be impartial in your answers and answer as if you were both the tenant and landlord as well.
Are t...

Hi folks, 
I'm a DIY'er myself and I picked the DIY section so I can learn from the experience of other hand-on folks. I'm trying to understand the approach to recommend to my foundation guy.
I'm working on a BRRR p...

I have a basement in Jersey City that is a great space. Every so often water gets in. 1 time it was seepage from the floor and a french drain solved that in one section. It's been fine for 4 years and now water has fo...