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Kevin Green Drainage/flooding problem French Drain Regrade Land
24 June 2019 | 4 replies

Hello Fellow Investors,I recently bought a buy and hold rental in East Atlanta past the perimeter 285. After closing I realized that the backyard had a drainage problem which was affecting the foundation of the house....

Account Closed This Basement Floods Ankle Deep - Pic
20 October 2015 | 5 replies

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, ...

Chris Seveney Why I Love Real Estate: The Adventures of Finding Buried Bodies
30 September 2024 | 12 replies

Real estate for me is always filled with new problem-solving opportunities. I do not think this topic has been discussed here on BP so let me throw it out there - lets talk about finding the buried bodies. 
Let me ta...

Johna M Winters Foundation Issues in the Willamette Valley, OR
1 June 2017 | 9 replies

Hello,I own a home in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.  It rains a lot here and we have clay soil.  There was some cracking in my foundation when I bought the place but I had the foundation inspected and the engineer ...

Donna Paget Emptying the septic tank
25 April 2017 | 30 replies

Hey Big Pocketers!I need some advice on what to do with a problem with my tenant and the septic tank. When this renter moved in last year, I had the septic tank emptied. I usually only do this every 3 years or so. She...

Gp G. Roof leak and Mold related Issues
25 August 2024 | 5 replies

I had a roof leak a few weeks back at my property. My roof contractor fixed a hole next to the skylight which fixed the leak issues. I took help from mold contractor who remediated mold at the property. My handyman fi...

Cydney Smith Water leak issue
31 January 2023 | 20 replies

On the 2nd of January, Our tenant called and said there was a water leak in front grass area of yard that she thought was an irrigation system leak. We instructed her on how to turn off system and requested se let us ...

George P. Tenant calls about a leak in basement. .
14 August 2014 | 35 replies

People in Michigan hate renting houses without basements. But then at one point or another they all leak. They all have a hairline cracks and you get that call.

What do you do? Do u spend thousands to waterp...

Damien Clark Natural Spring - Who do I contact?
21 April 2015 | 7 replies

I had an inspector state that there were two natural springs under the crawl space of one of my homes I’m selling. I seriously doubt there are natural springs. Who can I contact to confirm if it is or not. Also,I had ...

Michael Mcguniess Water issue in basement on house under contract
28 July 2013 | 12 replies

I am looking at a property that has a water issue in the basement. Looking at it, I believe it is due to the fact that the land is graded downhill, towards the home.

I am buying this home as is and want to make sure...