Logan Allec
What Are Some Life Hacks that Landlords Can Teach Others?
Obviously there are life hacks that we as landlords pick up over the years — how to negotiate with people (e.g. contractors) who want to kick you around, how to buy inexpensive yet durable flooring, where's the best p...
Nandy B.
Contractor Bid for 729 sqft Basement - Reasonable or Overpriced?
CONTRACTOR BID FOR A BASEMENT - The space will be used for storage, laundry only.
Location: Denver CO
BASEMENT 729 SqftFRONT DOOR -- Remove and replace front door with customer supplied door & lockset. Price ...
Ben Skove
What spiffing up do you do for an unfinished basement?
I'm looking at a flip that has an unfinished basement. It's going to stay unfinished given its ARV and the comps in the area.
That being said, what have you done to make an unfinished basement more attractive to a b...
George P.
Tenant calls about a leak in basement. .
People in Michigan hate renting houses without basements. But then at one point or another they all leak. They all have a hairline cracks and you get that call.
What do you do? Do u spend thousands to waterp...
Benjamin McClellan
Damp Basement
Hi BP, I have a rental unit that I want to add one room in the basement. I will frame out the walls on the inside of the block, seal and insulate. I was going to drywall it with mold resistant drywall, but would like ...
Matthew Paul
My Painter is backed up 3 weeks . So I picked up the brush
I just picked up a new rental about 2 weeks ago A nice 2/1 with a unfinished basement . Been going over everything , called my painter last week and he tells me he is swamped and cant get there for 3 weeks . Damn . I...
Andrew S.
Dryvit over Cinderblock? Good idea? Expensive?
I'm considering a property that is built with painted cinderblock. It was built in the 50-ies and there is little insulation (I doubt the blocks are filled with foam, etc). Some of the interior is drywalled but...
John Hodson
When is a cracked foundation a bigger expense than the house?
Hi BPers!I'm getting close to close on a property and there are cracks in the foundation that the inspector found. I'm asking the inspector for a more detailed analysis of these cracks so I can decide if the foundatio...
Aaron Z.
Deepening a very shallow crawl space?
Does anyone have good or bad experience deepening a crawl space that is so shallow that it doesn't allow for full access to the crawl space and floor joists for inspection?
I have had some termite trouble so this i...
Matthew Cassidy
Creating a Asphalt Parking lot from Scratch
Hey BP,
I'm in the process of acquiring a 6 unit complex in the midwest. The building sits behind an alley where it is common to add parking from the alley to the back. There is a backyard to the property that we w...