Dinesh T.
30% CAP on potential contaminated site
$8000/month rent on 200K investment. Fully rented. Talk about the 2% rule. The catch is that a neighbors property (dry cleaner) is potentially contaminated. Seller is insisting on cash purchase as bank will not financ...
Jeff McCaskey
Tenants using marijuana in a multi unit building - how to handle it.
Ok everybody, multi owners/managers especially need to input on this one.HOW DO YOU HANDLE COMPLAINTS OF MARIJUANA USAGE IN A MULTI???? - MOSTLY ISSUES DUE TO BEING ABLE TO SMELL IT WHEN SMOKED.....Ol Mr. Pro McCaskey...
Craig Hewitt
Nailing down laminate
Can it be done successfully? I've read a lot of the opinions in the forums about laminate vs. hardwood, but the real deal (hardwood) isn't an option as we're wanting to continue the same look downstairs (slab) and...
Vikram Arora
Fogged windows - looking for recommendations in Raleigh area
Hi,We just bought a 2006 townhome for renting out. About 9 windows are fogged up..got a few quotes..one from HD..coming to about 7k ..most folks are recommending replacement. Do these prices seem reasonable? Any bette...
Gorden Lopes
Floor support looks suspicious, what do you guys think?
Hi Guys,Need your input on one of the house I have under contract. I got the pictures of the floor support in the crawl space through inspection and it looked little dicey to me. Attached are the pictures.The pictures...
Jeremy Rusnak
Duplex wet crawl space - need opinions/feedback
Hey folks,Just closed on my second duplex last week! This one needs some work but the numbers look good. My particular question today is regarding a wet crawl space.I'm north of Seattle so this is a wet climate, bu...
Craig Wilson
Water and Mold
I put an offer on a house in a decent neighborhood where the other houses sell in the 105,000 to 120,000 range. My offer of 78,000 was accepted. I had the house inspected and all was good except for the discovery of...
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...
Alf Holst
Vinyl Plank Flooring on Carpet padding?
Has any of you heard of putting Vinyl Plank Flooring on top of the carpet padding?One of the contractors I was speaking with about replacing carpet asked me if I wanted to have the flooring installed on top of the car...
Joel Owens
Tile vs Carpet on rentals.
Have some vacants I am reconditioning to rent out.
Looked at carpet.Found a happy medium at .80 sq ft.and 8 pound plush scotch guard pad at .85 sq ft.
This is at Home Depot with a very low installation fee of around...