Logan M.
Buy or Rent a Sewer Scope?
I have been having a few recurring issues in different rentals and I have been debating on buying my own sewer scope. I want a better idea of what is going on and it seems handy to have.Does anyone out there have a se...
Jay Patel
Help! First call from Tenant with an issue
Hey BP,I purchased my first SFR back in March and got it rented out on April 1st. The tenants have been quiet so far but today they texted with their first issue:Water is slow to go down the shower. When the toilet is...
Account Closed
I suspect my plumber wants to charge me for work he did not do!
I had a sewer line backup/clogged drain in my basement at my rental property in Harrisburg, PA. I live about 90mins away. I found a plumber online, he went in used a snake and it didnt get the job done. I paid him $35...
Marjorie Patton
Main line misfortune...or was it?
We bought our first SF rental property this past fall just outside Denver. We went through all the initial inspections, made some larger replacements like a new electrical box and furnace and were lucky enough to find...
Wesley W.
Plastic bottle stuck in toilet trap
Okay folks, here's one for you to chew on this Tuesday morning. ;)My tenant flushed a plastic bottle, about 4-5" long, about 1-2" in diameter down the toilet and clogged it. It's most likely caught in the drain trap ...
Joe Jor
Blocked Hot Water Radiator Return Line
Howdy gang!I have a 100 year old house in NY. After draining the hot water radiator system over the summer to replace a number of values, I was able to represurize the system without leaks.Once the heat started being...
Matthew Mucker
Clogged drain due to feminine products: who pays?
I have a tenant in a SFH who has been renting for a year. I couldn't ask for better tenants; they have taken very good care of my property.
On Saturday, I was called because the drains were backed up. We called a plu...
Ryan Rubel
Rental Question - Help needed, please.
After running the numbers I decided I'll be selling my rental property once my current tenant moves out April 1st. This is a property in a suburb of Chicago.Our Property Manger called saying they need to send a plumb...
Brie Schmidt
Advice - Plumbing Problem - Idiot tenants
So my idiot tenants used paper towels as toilet paper for some time and clogged their 3rd floor bathroom. The first floor and second floor tenants have not been having problems. We had the handyman out about a month...
Bienes Raices
Toilet --- lazy flush
The tenants are concerned that the toilet does not have a powerful flush.
The water goes up to about a half inch below the fill line on the overflow tube. I...