I'm considering a house with piers for a foundation rather than a crawl space. Does any one have any experience or knowledge about this type of foundation? Any common problems? I haven't seen the foundation yet, I am ...

The owner of a single family home I was going to place an offer for in Alabama is asking me to sign a hold harmless. It states because there is less then 18 inches to access underneath the house, an inspector will not...

Hi BP! I have been going back and forth over this issue.I am currently looking at a 3/2 SFR in a decent neighborhood that that I can pick up very cheap but it has sloping floors. It sits on post and piers with a crawl...

I am trying to crunch numbers on my first deal. A fix and flip using a hard money lender. Its a HUD home for 25K. Its a 1300 square foot 2 story built in 1930. When pulling comps, I am estimating the ARV around...

I looked through a few of the previous forums on rat control and found a few interesting stories, but nothing regarding professional costs for the treatments.  One of my tenants reported a rat under her sink, we had a...

I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...

Hello all, So In my rental property I just bought the old owner had the cold pipe put up against the outside wall and it keeps freezing when it snows. It is insulated in the foam case and fiber glass against the wall ...

I sure somebody can help me. My property was built in 1986 on a crawlspace. It's got a 38 gal electric hot water heater (a short one, since the crawl space isn't big enough for the normal size) that just died.  I've f...

I have been wary of houses on a slab becuse I worry about having to drill up the floor in case there is a plumbing issue (and there always seems to be a plumbing issue). What are your experiences with houses on a sla...

Hey folks,Just closed on my second duplex last week!  This one needs some work but the numbers look good.   My particular question today is regarding a wet crawl space.I'm north of Seattle so this is a wet climate, bu...