Nina Zou
Any pro can tell me if there is water leak behind the stucco by looking at the pic?
I think it looks like there is water behind the stucco. But I'm no pro and this is the only small stucco area of the house. I really don't want to pay $600-$700 to do the stucco inspection only for this small area.......
Luke H.
leaky roof repairs/ where to find contractors
Rental property: Tenants found 'wet spots' on the ceiling in 3 different rooms. I've called out 2 different contracts so far. We have been in the attic and can clearly see the 2 areas where wood is rotten (probably 2-...
Alex Yost
Closing concessions? What is your strategy?
After flipping a few homes, we have found that buyers can be pretty aggressive in their requests for "repairs" during the due diligence process. Unless we note otherwise in the listing information or disclosures, we ...
Krystle Padilla
Should a purchase a cat urine house?
There's a house I'm considering to buy but one thing is holding me back: There is pee.... EVERYWHERE. I think it's a cat but I mean I don't know. There is no carpet all of the floor is either linoleum or tile and unde...
Lilly Fang
My first BRRRR, almost done! Just rented it!
It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1105 sf house in a B neighborhood.
Purchase price: $322k (Originally, my partner wanted to flip it with me, but I persuaded him to sell it to me. He earned quick money as a wholesaler, and I...
Debra R.
Roofing in Nor Cal prices
We've received estimates on re-roofing a SFR near Sacramento. 1 at about 9K and another at about 20K. Of course pricing depends on the materials used, but still we'd like to have an idea about what is reasonable. A...
Jefferson Kim
China Cracks Down on Money Leaking Out of Its Borders (How Will You Cope?)
This is kind of an old article from August last year: http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-cracks-down-on-m...http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/artic..."I Surived Real Estate" video forum talked about its effe...
Aaron Symbol
Worried About Possible Building Condemnation by the City
A lot of history to this, but I'll try to make it brief :)In 2015, I bought a unit in an older downtown building to be used as a long term rental. Kept it occupied and rented for about 2yrs. After the tenant left, I ...
Brian Chase
Looking for advice and potentially a partner
I have a lead on an off-market deal in downtown Tucson. It is a duplex in really bad shape about a mile outside of downtown (but still in 85701). It's about a 0.23-acre lot zoned R-2. I previously looked at the proper...
Jonas Beiler
Shaky floor
I was in a house yesterday that had very unstable floors in two second story bedrooms. Sort of like a trampoline effect when you jumped on them (maybe not quite that bad but it was bad enough that you could easily see...