I'm buying a duplex and the home inspector brought up a concern about the furnaces and hot water heaters venting into the old chimney on the house.  There are no fireplaces.  I've never heard of this before, so am hop...

Dear BP LL colleagues,I was performing a final walk though at end of lease (@ DFW area) and noticed a crack at countertop.  Would you consider this as a normal wear and tear or a damaged item that tenant is responsibl...

What is a good resource for me to find out/ learn what permits are required for my gut rehab. And at which states the permits are required?

What's my exposure if everything was not properly permitted?

It's a 3bed 1...

Hey folks. I am working on my first flip. I had to hire a GC because most of the work is beyond my expertise. The home was built in the early 1900s with a field stone foundation. There was significant settling that le...

I am eliminating a floor register. What is the proper way to close this duct branch? Do I simply cap off the round duct work at the end or do I need to take off the complete branch (only register on this branch) and s...

At a house inspection I found out that the installer of a packaged HVAC unit removed almost all of a foundation column in the crawlspace to rout the flex air duct from the unit. Why he didn't install the HVAC a foo...

I had a brand new garbage disposal installed in my rental property 2-3 years ago.  I recently had a mid term renter call me last month to tell me that it was broken.  When he moved in, I gave him written instructions ...

I'm completely redoing a 3 unit property I purchased from an estate. The property had serious support issues in the basement due to a bad roof problem that the previous owner left unattended for several years. So t...

Hey everyone. Im looking at a property to purchase that I would ideally set up as an up/down duplex. The basement is finished and separate with its own bedroom, full bathroom and a living room/area. I would need to ad...

Tenant let us know yesterday they are having trouble getting vinyl windows to lock.  I feel it is a minor issue having dealt with it personally before and thinking little of it.  Asking for opinions and thoughts to se...