Hi BPers,So i bought a condo at a sheriff's sale yesterday - it was a judicial foreclosure from the HOA on unpaid assessments for 10.9K...i paid 11k. I did some preliminary title inspection before and it had two 80/20...

An apartment i'm analyzing for purchase has an old poured concrete in-ground pool that is out of order and use. It is a liability and I have no intentions of restoring it for use. My options (as far as i can imagine) ...

Does anyone have good or bad experience deepening a crawl space that is so shallow that it doesn't allow for full access to the crawl space and floor joists for inspection?

I have had some termite trouble so this i...

I've got a rental that has some grade issues on the outside and I am going to add soil to help with drainage away from the house.  The problem is there are 4 heavy concrete steps, they are in good condition but I am u...

Hi Milwaukee BP'ers.  I'm from the Twin Cities and am hoping for some friendly advice.I'm looking at a retail strip building on the border of Metcalfe Park and Walnut Hill neighborhoods.  From what I've read this area...

The house is listed for $69,000, last time it sold was for $125,000 in 2008
2 issues with the house:
1. No access to the house from the 2 car garage. Is this a deal breaker for a buyer? Should we just budget this and ...

So as I'm writing this, the jackhammers are pounding away outside to tear out our front steps so new ones can be poured. It's a huge pain in the ass and I know because I live upstairs and the floor is shaking in my un...

Hi BP.  We have a house that does not have a walkway from the sidewalk to the house.  It is about 30-40 feet from the sidewalk. The sidewalk was put in just a few year ago.  I noticed that other houses do not have wal...

I reached out to a builder recently who said he could build a house for $125 per sq ft. However, as we were discussing the project in more detail, he mentioned that the price did not include engineering and pouring of...

I'd love to get thoughts on how serious people think the below foundation issues are.  I imagine this would be a fairly expensive problem for a contractor to fix.  I am getting a contractor in to look tomorrow, but al...