I'm looking at a property in a relatively affluent area and I'm wondering what - if anything - I should do about the asbestos shingle siding. There are a handful of cracked, chipped, and even missing shingles and the ...

I drove by a vacant home and gave the owner a call. She told me that the home was an owner financed deal so she is not truly the owner although her name is on HCAD as the owner.

She expressed to me that the home had ...

Hi BP friends!  I've got a tenant that is asking/demanding that I test for asbestos in my SFH rental.  This home was built in 1951, I bought in 2012; no basement - it's on concrete slab.  It was a fix and flip when I ...

Hi I am in the process of maybe purchasing a huge 3 family home for a pretty cheap price, however it needs a lot of repairs.  We do our own work so I will save a lot of money that way.   There is some things I am conc...

So I am in the process of buying a fixer upper property. My plan is to occupy it as my primary residence while fixing/upgrading it, and eventually sell it after 2-3 years with maximum tax benefits. Anyway, the basemen...

My current tenant got an inspector to take multiple samples of asbestos.The biggest asbestos items are in the attic.Popcorn ceiling everywhere, tested at 1% asbestos.In your experience, does having asbestos in the hou...

A B&B I am planning to purchase has Asbestos in oil pipes under the house only. Should this be a red flag? Can a B&B even legally operate with this?

I represent the buyers in a transaction. Popcorn ceiling from a 1966 build. Ceiling is currently in excellent shape, no peeling, cracking or falling off.If asbestos is present, how safe is it to encapsulate with gypsu...

I found a great deal on a 1930’s era house, remodeled, and it sits on a 1.00 acre lot that I could build two additional rentals on. HOWEVER, there is asbestos in the home, as most homes of this time have asbestos some...

Hello, we are looking at purchasing a total gut rehab project. The neighborhood looks like it was built in 1940's. The seller is a contractor who bought it a few years ago and gutted the place, then put it on the mark...