Jason Hirko
What is "Alignable" and why do I need it??
I have been getting several emails recently from a company called Alignable - I have no idea what this is and wouldn't think twice about it, except the emails are always titled about Referrals from people I actually k...
Nicholas DeGaetani
Found Fixer Upper
I found a home at the right price but needs a total cosmetic makeover. I found out from the realtor that it had been under contract and the inspection revealed in so many words:-there is an underground storage tank (I...
Michael Ross
Commercial Property Environmental Audit
Hi,Back in 2013 I purchased a small commercial property without getting an environmental audit. It was a foreclosure and rushed deal. I’ve since heard about some environmental issues on an abutting property. I now ...
Frederick William
Foundation repair or stucco
Hillside property. Are these signs of foundation problems or just stucco repair. If so, how much will this stucco repair cost?
Hillside property. Are these signs of foundation problems or just stucco r...
Anna Flores
Sewer clean out — does buyer or seller pay?
A property we have under contract had a sewer scope that came back with severe root intrusions, and the inspection company recommended that the sewer lines be cleaned out and rescoped. Seller is not interested in sha...
Tom Shi
Past water intrusion in crawlspace and undermining of foundation
I am the buyer under contract of this house (built in 1991), during inspection we find that in the crawlspace there was evidence of past water flooding up to 1/2 foot deep. There is already a trench and sump-pump inst...
J. Martin
Remind tenants to notify about water intrusion for winter?
One of my tenants recently told me that a dark spot appeared to be growing each day during the rain, until they woke up with water leaking onto their bed..
As I was contemplating how many days it had been get...
Elizabeth Rose
Philadelphia rowhome stucco water intrusion - possible negligence by city
I recently bought a 100-year-old rowhome in Philadelphia as part of an estate sale. My original goal was to fix and rent. It's detached - the city knocked down the home on one side in 2018 and a private individual kno...
Brandon Holley
rental property inspections and licensing fees unconstitutional
From our Local MAREI team! The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlo...
Connor O'Brien
Stucco over brick
Anyone own a 1920s Chicago brick building with stucco over a brick wall?
I patched the stucco with brixement (lime and Portland) a couple years ago. This year water and Ice got behind my patches and they all fell of...