Victor Lee
A child in my rental tested positive for lead paint in PA
Almost all of the properties in the area are 100 years and older and are known to have lead paint. We gave the tenant all the disclosures at the lease signing.After the child was diagnosed with lead paint, the tenant ...
Marshall Magnus
Building Science, basement suite soundproofing
Hi all,
I wanted to talk about soundproofing and see what the community thinks about noise separation between units.I am currently developing a legal basement suite in a single-family house in Edmonton Alberta, the h...
Nema Escartin
Reasonable cost for Los Angeles property projects
Hello BB Family,
Need your expertise as to to whether my contractor presented me a reasonable costs. My rental property is located near USC. I need roofing done and was presented a cost of $28k, exterior painting of...
Ron Rohrssen
Floor prep for tile?
I'm heavy into the demolition work on a higher end home with several hundred square feet of tile in place. My specific question relates to areas where I am removing tile, and plan to have someone else install tile in ...
Mike Franco
every reasonably priced luxury vinyl plank has scratch complaints
A 12mil wear layer is just 0.3mm thick. That's your typical lifetime warrantied LVP.The common theme among reviews of all different brands is scratches.Do you really think LVP is durable flooring? because it doesn't s...
Brad Starks
Is this a good price to roof a house with ribbed steel?
My rental is two story and most of the roof is 12/12 pitch and it is 30 sq. half of the roof has two layers of shingles and cedar shakes the other half is one layer. 20 sq will get new osb and the whole roof will ge...
Linda Woodruff
Will LLC impact step up in basis?
I was planning to put our rental property in an LLC to add another layer of protection so our personal assets aren’t exposed to lawsuit judgements involving the rental.
I have been advised to just rely on landlord/p...
Alex Altamirano
Finding areas of highest appreciation
Hi all,What are the best methods for determining how a particular area / neighborhood will appreciate, relative to others? Are there any resources available that specifically provide info on this (projections, estimat...
Karen F.
Recommendation for inexpensive, durable LVP?
Not gonna put it over the carpet. Any recommendations for something that will last for awhile? I have lumber liquidators, home Depot, Lowe's, and who knows what else near me (central CT).
Jimmy Kiefer
1888-1910 too old for a property?
Several properties I am looking to buy were built around 1900. Should I avoid properties this old? Especially since I will be a buy and hold owner, does the age of these properties create an unnecessary risk? Apprecia...