Does anyone know a contractor who will build a 360 sf one bedroom apartment over a garage for $125 sf in Los Angeles? It will be a rental so no high end materials, just $2.50 sf porcelain tiles and $2.00 laminate floo...

We see stories about tenants. I had one recently leave. He had a license plate that read "hitman". I was recently informed by neighbors that he took orange paint and lined off an area across the front of the lot with ...

Here is a question about roof replacement on a 50' x 200' light industrial building (owned outright), and hopefully this is the correct forum for this question. The building has a 20 or 25 year-old flat roof that need...

My partner and I are looking to purchase a residence (a TIC which is another cup of worms) two story unit in San Francisco. It's a great price but it's on an unreinforced masonry (brick foundation). We'll find out mor...

Hey folks, I'm based on Salt Lake City (an active earthquake zone) and I'm hoping to get a bit of feedback on how homeowners and property investors in earthquake zones are managing the risk of earthquakes.
A few ques...

I am considering purchasing a flip house in Louisiana that needs shoring, but I am not convinced I should get into a house that needs shoring.  I am unsure about the costs - even though we have received an estimate. ...

I have a four unit in Chicago, the tenants are fairly careless about keeping all the garbage in the cans. It's not typically that bad, box gets left on top etc, but recently got four violations totally $2,000 for four...

While replying to another thread about family size, I was reminded of two separate incidents regarding size of another nature.The first was a few years ago when I showed a vacant 2BR/1BA house to woman who had called ...

Hi, I'm a long time reader and new poster.   One of my west Philly properties (row house) was cited for a city violation in February that said the structure was "unsafe".  I had an engineer look at it and although the...

I have been working on a bathroom with good friend and contractor @Kevin Lochen and the project has been riddled with issues from mold to structure. This home is 90+ years old with previous renovations completed. When...