Peter Pezzano
Cost to have contaminated soil removed
I'm in the process of obtaining a listing and I have listed a property in this same neighborhood the previous year. The issue is, that property had contaminated soil and the seller decided not to sell anymore, and I'm...
Keith Dunn
Is Detroit Michigan A Good Investment For 2022?
DETROIT HOUSING MARKET STATS FOR 2022
Investing in the Detroit housing market has long been a matter of debate among investors. In 2021, the effects of the pandemic are beginning to fade, and other evidence signal...
Daniel A Lee Kim
Bought a SFH, sellers temporarily fixed issues to sell, now what?
Hi,I closed on a SFH in TX as a primary residency. Closed on June 1st, and now I'm seeing some issues with the HVAC unit.On the inspection, the inspector noticed that the cooling air coming out of the vents weren't c...
Tom Lane
Please help me identify this piece...
Looked at a house in Northern Illinois. This time of year we can see temps near zero. I've worked in real estate since the sixties, but I can't make heads or tails (literally) of this pump setup. It sits out in the co...
Will Bert
Need help with a tenant
Hi BP I received this text message below today from my tenant. Here is some info on the situation. Her lease has been over for 2yrs now so she is on a month to month lease. In her lease it stated she had access to the...
Alexis Zion
How do I deduct, in this year, a Heating Systems for my 8 unit building
Hi AllMy Central Boiler in my 8 unit building died March 2014I had a central boiler and converted all the units to individual forced air units in each apartment (they now control their own heat and pay their own gas b...
Alexander Timberlake
Home Warranties? Yes or No
Hello,I would like people's opinions on whether home warranties are beneficial or not? I have had OneGuard for the past year and had a pretty poor experience. They either do not cover the item that needs to be fixed o...
Derek Petersen
Can I get an Air Conditioning Expert?
Hello BP,You guys had plenty of info for me when a furnace went that I thought I would now ask you an Air Conditioning question:1. Based on the info provided, does it seem to be solid advice to replace the entire unit...
Jeffrey Douglas
HVAC replacement/swap out. Cost for labor? Doable by myself?
So, I just got an offer accepted on my first home, super excited. Anywho, this crappy sellers market kinda forced me to go the fixer/pretty-upper route. The home has a probably 10-15 yr old HVAC system, obviously I'm...
Andrew Fidler
Toledo Blade Article - Real Estate Boom!!!
https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2023/12/12/ed...
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It's nice to see Toledo made the national scene...Realtor.com Forecast of 2024 Top Housing Markets - Toledo #1
Well, ...