We just looked at a little house in Reseda, Ca that is a total fixer, and we know that. We know this is earthquake country, and this house built in 1950, and is still standing after several of them.  We also know this...

Hello BP!I am proud to say I have put an offer in and it is going smoothly until I hit a wall...I have found a nice duplex in a very nice charming town outside of my home town Rockford, IL. I am under contract, and I ...

I recently noticed a hairline crack on the floor of the almond colored bathtub in the house I'm currently living in, which I will be converting to a rental in the next three to six months.I've already put in a new flo...

I am a first-time home buyer and got an offer accepted to house hack. I had an inspection recently and I have no idea how to evaluate some of the items on it. I have done some research, but I would love to get perspec...

Hi all,The house that I want to purchase has some small cracks in the foundation in the garage. I am wondering if this is something I should worry about. I heard that horizontal cracks may be a big issue. However alth...

I'm looking at a fixer upper with potential but seems like there's foundation problems, is there anyway I can search up the home and see if there's anything wrong with it? Or do I just hire a contractor to check it out?

Hello BP members,We are starting out with a single family home which is built in 2011 and barely used. However, during home inspection we found that there are settlement cracks above garage door (probably pressuring l...

Hello,New guy here. May be a basic question but if a house's foundation is repaired, will the repairs prevents future cracks in the walls and ceiling? are these cracks fixable?

Hi folks,I am very frustrated, I have a duplex that I rented to couple with kids and they are ruining my property. So, they had told me that sprinkler is not working and paid $600 to fix it. Sprinkler guy told me he s...

I was pursuing a house in the past. I was not able to put a contract on the property as I was told someone already has an active contract on it. Later I was told the property is available and the original party has wi...