anybody had any experience working with city inspectors in Maywood IL ? this city requires pre-sale inspection in order to give you transfer stamps to record your deed. I would like to know what they are looking for ?

Hello everyone! First post here on BP.
To quickly summarize, my wife and I are in our mid-20s and about 9 months ago bought our first home in Fort Worth, Texas. We've spent about 15k on renovations and have absolutel...

As I "run the numbers" to estimate the cashflow potential of a property, a sticking point for me has always been accurately representing the Vacancy Rate and the Repairs/Maintenance costs. The Vacancy Rate is somethin...

Bought a house in probate recently for a good price. It appeared that about 30% of the crawlspace under the house was inaccessible. Theory was there was a hatch under the carpet somewhere that could get you in, but di...

Hello, I bought a property last year from a friend. Didn’t do an inspection prior to purchase. Took his word and only had an appraiser go in and take picture’s. Anyways, I have a tenant who called and told me a toilet...

It seems to be somewhat of a problem to get a qualified roofer to replace copper for less than an arm and three legs! I know that copper lasts longer than asphalt shingle and is more complicated to install. The copper...

The duplex I have under contract has a few minor things to repair. One of the things I'm most concerned with is the HVAC system. The exterior unit and the furnace was manufactured in 1987 (which is when the house w...

One of my rental properties in Kansas City is managed by a property manager.  My recent monthly owner statement included a $443 charge for replacing a kitchen faucet.  Seemed excessive to me so I got a breakdown of th...

I have a kitchen with 70's laminate custom cabinets. It seems worth exploring new doors and refacing the carcasses rather than ripping it all out or just leaving it.  Anyone have experience with this kind of job? What...

I have a rental property on Martha's Vineyard and I've been getting estimates for replacing windows and sliding glass doors. The property has one section that was built in 1921, though I don't believe the windows are ...