Austin White
Re-introducing myself to the BP community, expanding portfolio!
Good evening BP community! Been several years since I was last active - been focused on my family and day job. Just wanted to re-Introduce myself and seek some guidance/info from the community. I’m an engineer by day ...
DG A.
Brick Foundation - Oakland CA
Hey Guys, I'm considering a building that has a brick foundation. It looks good because I think I can get to a PITI of $3857/month. And I have a plan that could get the rents to $5200/month. The issue is that the buil...
Jon Dorsey
Need Help: Foundation Concerns on Apartment Building
Need help from the vast knowledge in here. I found what looks to be a great property in terms of location and value add. I’m looking to put an offer down but there’s one concern, the foundation. It’s a small apartment...
Gregory J.
Engineer and Project Manager investing in St. Louis, Mo.
Hello everyone, I'm a new investor from St. Louis, Mo. I currently have 1 door which was my old house that I moved out of, but researching the process of leasing it out led me to bigger pockets and now I am hooked. I'...
Evelyn V.
Structural Engineer in Kenosha? Inspection Report Advice
Hi, I am under contract for my first property and just had an inspection done last week. The inspector recommended we get a structural engineer in as the first and second stories have noticeable sag, with "handyman co...
Mark Beekman
Is building possible according to this geological survey???
I'm looking to build a single family home (or put up a mobile home) on a flat .34 acre residential lot in PA.Some background:There used to be a house on the lot, built in the 1960s, that suffered settling issues due t...
Andrea M.
Sewer Line Nightmare..Finally Resolved!
For approximately, the last 2 months, every few weeks, tenant calls to complain about backups and sewage smells as its been leaking out the clean out at one of my SFR rental. Plumbers have done everything from repl...
Carly M.
What inspections should we get in Kansas City, MO
Hello! My husband and I are out of state investors in the Kansas City, MO. area. We were just there and put in an offer on a duplex in the Waldo area. The offer was accepted, we're ordering inspections and engineers r...
Daniel Miller
What is the process for adding an external structure to a house
We want to have a permanent patio built onto our house (Fremont, CA). Up until now, every year once the rainy season ends, we've been putting up a heavy-duty tarp; 12'x10', two corners attached to our eaves and two h...
Dwyatt Jackson
Newbie in Oklahoma City
Hello everyone here on BP! My name is Dwyatt Jackson and I live and work in Edmond Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City. I am a petroleum engineer by trade and am wanting to get more into REI. My wife and I both hav...