Brad Smith
Buying part of brother's house
Bought a new house in December. It's a pier and beam foundation but there are some soft spots. The flooring people say that one of them needs to be repaired. I made an initial repair but it was not very extensive. ...
Jonathan Perry
1880's dirt basement floor is a vapor barrier a good alternative
Has anyone delt with an 1880's Victoria style home that has a dirt basement ? I'm looking to do a vapor barrier to reduce any potential moisture, Insects, raydon, just better over all air quality is what I'm going fo...
Sam Booth
Buying property with questionable piers
Any comments on the piers? Seller says he won't go down at all or credit. Not sure the cost. Looks like dryrot? One of many issues!
Daniel Ferster
Inspector can’t fit into crawl space! Advice needed
Hey everyone! I have a house under contract that I plan to BRRRR. The problem is the crawl space is too small for the home inspector and termite/moisture inspector to get into. My private money lender requires a repor...
Andre' Arceneaux
Home Inspection (Roof)
I have a property under an owner finance contract (with contingencies) in NE Ohio. Property was advertised as "rent ready", and I requested photos, and ownership history (looked all title, tax history up myself as wel...
John Robert Kinsella
Hand built cabin?????
I'm looking at purchasing a property that is in need of work. I'm able to purchase the property and believe the house itself will pay the bills and also have a couple hundred in cash flow.It comes with a hand built ca...
Eric Walker
Termite problem in doors and windows
Hello all,I noticed termites in some of the doors and windows that I'm going to rent. I know that the tenants will not like this. I need some tips to prevent this. I found some tips to termite-proof home, but I'm not ...
Michael Chang
Discovered water in the basement during house tour
Hello BP Community ,(Un)fortunately we viewed the house on a day with heavy rain and it had a few spots of running water from the basement walls (the seller agent is aware of the puddle of water as well). I took a fe...
Rich Riesmeyer
What material do you suggest?
The recent 1000 year flood we had in SC last month has sent 1 or 2 inches of water flowing through my sons garage. The garage originally had wood paneling, and it shows that it has been flooded at some time in the p...
Kay Rock
Bad Inspection report
Hi all, I just got the inspection done on duplex that I had on contract on for about 5 months ( its a sort sale). The duplex needs a new roof, new windows, update with the electrical outlet, it has termites and moist...