We just received a bill of $800 for sewage and water... It's usually just $200 or less. I called the city and they said the meter is fine. I had a plumber come take a look at it and he said nothing is leaking. The cit...

Hi Everyone, First, thanks to those who advise me to refinance our old primary to buy a new home. We just finished refinance and use it as the down payment for a brand new house, and it will be closed in couple days. ...

A single family house we manage is under contract to be sold, and during the due diligence phase the inspector left the water running in the kitchen and the bathroom for a full two hours. Water in Portland is billed o...

Help! My offer was accepted! Going in I knew this particular property had structural issues. And I had inspected the property with my contractor. He had quoted me with the more expensive method of repair and we took t...

I am negotiating a 62 unit park that is currently running at a negative NOI.  The main problem is the water lines need to be replaced.  The owner has been working on chasing leaks and now has the water bill down to a ...

pretty frustrated with my agent as they dont seem to know much about HUD. My question is if offering to buy in cash (refi shortly after) would tip the scale in a bid situation or does it not matter to them how the fun...

I have a duplex with 3brs / 2.5ba on each sides which we have owned for 7 years. The property is Master Metered for water. The tenants pay a fixed water fee, which I base on an average monthly amount over the past 12 ...

Both outlets in the kitchen of one of my rental units stopped working. They are both GFCI outlets, and the one jumps from the other. I can't reset them. There are no other GFCI outlets that I can see that they might b...

Hello,

I am looking to purchase a home that has tremendous mold damage in the basement. The basement is finished but took about 2 inches of water during hurricane Irene a year and a half ago. My questions are1) how...

I have a 6 unit apartment building. There was a moldy mildewy smell coming into both of the two bottom units that are below grade. I fogged it for mold .I used a concrete sealer on the floor. I inspected the main sewe...