Anyone know what the usual discount is on a foreclosure that's been vacant for a year?  I'm looking at one in Bakersfield right now, weeds 6ft tall, but the house (on the outside) is in decent shape.  If this inside n...

We are remodeling an 850' house that will be kept as a buy and hold. The house currently has old/broken electric baseboard heaters. There is no gas or ductwork. As you can see the bedrooms are very small, making place...

Hey everyone,I am working on a major rehab in Columbus, Ohio, specifically in Old Town East for those of you that are familiar. We are just about to call in our first structural inspection so we can move forward with ...

The building department wants the wall that separates the 2 units fire rated 1hour. I have no idea where to start. I asked the city for some help and they send me to google. Any help is appreciated thanks.

Hello there, 
I'm in Michigan with a Section 8/Hud Vash tenant who has 3 more months on an initial lease.  
Inherited a house from my mother 11 years ago and jumped in after researching landlord/tenant laws in Mich,...

How do you strip thick paint off a deck? I put a little paint stripper on a patch, but it just gummies up the top layer slightly. Belt sander did a little better, but I would never finish. Is there a technique or p...

It seems to me in California at least it is hard to get an agent to take offers very seriously. With all the DRE hoopla Negative articles being published everyone is afraid to get involved :roll:
Regardless how you ...

Hi everyone,I am building a 2800 sq. ft., 4 br/3.5 ba home with a 1600 sq. ft. unfinished basement on my 13 acre farm in Bealeton, VA.  Although this is not a spec house or custom build for a client, I am using this o...

I'm about 6 months out from having my house ready to rent. I live right next door and will be repainting, replacing flooring and doing some minor modifications.

My home will be a short term min 2 night stay max 1 mo...