Trevor Murphy
How do you guys go about Popcorn/Asbestos Ceilings?
Do you guys pay to get popcorn ceilings with asbestos removed? or do you guys do it yourself?Is there any advantage or benefit to having it done professionally and providing paperwork to an appraiser during a re-appra...
Account Closed
This Basement Floods Ankle Deep - Pic
Just saw this basement over the weekend on a rental we visited. Since the owner is a few hours away, the tenant let us walk the property. 90 year old house with everything wrong except location and lot. Water damage, ...
John Cimino
Plumbing Gas Lines
Hi,This is for my personal property, but I figured I might get some good advice here. I am converting from oil to natural gas which is going to help me save a few grand each winter. I have a friend who does industria...
Zachary Davidson
Is a written "frozen pipe agreement" legal in Chicago?
Hi, all. First time poster here out of Chicago! My Question; is it legal for me (property owner/landlord) to create a signed agreement with future Tenants that states, when the outside temperature drops below a certai...
Elise Hazzard
Plumbing problem :( any insight appreciated
So the tenant complained at a recent quarterly inspection that the laundry did not drain well (washer drains into utility tub, then to sewer line.) plumber who came used "camera" down roof vent pipe and said there was...
Mark Forest
Odor and moisture from the crawl space
I had about 2” of water in my flooded crawl space in April. I sucked it out with a utility pump and opened all the crawl space vents. We have not had any heavy rains like we did with the spring thaw and the April sh...
Jessica Ronsen
Landlord requiring space heater - nothing in lease agreement
We are having sub zero windchills and have been opening our cabinets and washing machine and keeping our heat above average (70°ish vs. our normal 60°) to help the pipes from freezing. Unfortunately, this isn’t workin...
Jeremiah O'Neill
What are these pipes?
This might not be the best place to ask, but here I go. I am looking at a house that has old radiators (the cast iron type). Can someone answer the following regarding the photo below:1. Is the large white pipe the ...
Crystal Dudley
Rental house had a water leak causing high water bill. Who pays?
I am fairly new to land-lording and this is the first time this issue has come up. In June I had two rental properties that had water leaks causing a high bill at one property ($217.00) and an extremely high bill (ove...
Jessica Hood
HUD - plumbing system questions
Hello friends,
You are all always so helpful so I thought I would ask...
My husband and I are buying our first home. It's a HUD foreclosure that is vacant. Their property condition report says the plumbing system ...