Brian Lepo
Bathtub or Shower stall?
I recently had to gut the bathroom in a 1/1 to repair water damaged floor. I'm in the process of putting everything back together. Is there any advantage to installing a tub and shower over the shower stall that was...
Jimmy Chao
Flooding in crawlspace. Other solutions besides encapsulation?
My crawlspace is constantly flooding from heavy rain. From what I've been told, the soil in the region (Kansas City) soaks up water, which is how its getting in crawl space. A foundation/water proofing guy told me the...
Peter W.
Would you replace a furnace before it breaks?
I just made an offer on a house with a thirty year old furnace as a turnkey hold and rent. Hot water heater is in a similar state although not quite as old. Would you go ahead and replace now or wait for it to break?...
Jeffrey Hennen
Cost Benefits of Water Softeners
Hello Everyone,I am questioning whether installing Water Softeners into my rental unit in Mound MN is worth it. Here there is a 25 GPG hardness and .2-.8PPM (not sure specifically what my rental has), which leads to b...
Marcin G.
REO inspection
How do you handle checking the house before you buy it if the utilities are off ? lets say you spot a deal on the block but there is no running water, gas is shut off, electricity is off …there is no way you can ch...
Steven Fischer
Water in basement on final inspection
I found water in the basement of the duplex I'm set to close on tomorrow morning. Water is leaking thru cracks in the foundation blocks and running across the basement floor to the drain. Our home inspection reported ...
Shehryar Iqbal
Need Advice on dirt road!
Hello Everyone! I need some advice, I am in the process of renovating my first ever home (which is taking far too long due to bad contractors) and I would like to eventually turn it into a STR or mid-term rental. The ...
Spenser Harding
Duplex Analysis - What's wrong here?
Hey BP, came accross a duplex and I feel the numbers are out of whack some where so I need some help as I don't want to over pay.
-2 studio units @ $500/month, rentometer/market has average rent around $575.
-Liste...
Samantha Klein
Tenant says there is very minimal hot water in upstairs unit
I have an upstairs unit in a duplex and my tenant just texted and said there is no hot water, she said it gets slightly warm but that's it, there is a separate water heater under the cabinet in the kitchen next to the...
Gulliver R.
Water and sewer pipes
The park in question is city water and city sewer. The pipes are made of galvanized metal. Is this good? Is it just as good as PVC?
Thank you!