Joe S.
Cheap way to fix a roof? No HOA
I have a house that is a two bedroom one bath property with a decent size lot. There is no HOA and the setting is such that a person would not drive up and necessarily see the roof. I really do not want to replace th...
Alexandra Kuvalanka
Leaking roof after purchase
I made my very first home purchase in July this summer it is currently my primary residence but will later be used as a rental. I live in a desert area where it doesn't often rain. On September 2 we had our very first...
James LaFarr
Reserves for Repairs
For repairs, do you use a percent of gross rent or do you use a flat number, like say $100 per unit? To me, it seems to make more sense to use a flat number since repairs don’t seem like they’d cost more in a 1000 sqf...
Sam Abe
How to compare new construction builders
Ive been looking at new constructions by KB Homes, Pulte, Trumark etc. How we compare them before buying a new construction. looking at homes in Bay Area. Any resources to read about them.
Donny Random
roof leak
I have been informed by a tenant that the ceiling was dripping water last night (after a long rain) so i suspect that I have a roof leak. The leak is near a valley in the roof where some leaves have collected (which I...
Mark Forest
Extra door upstairs
On the second floor of my single family rental home there is a door that exits to an outside flat rubber roof. The roof is only about six feet wide. If one were to take a long walk on this short roof they will fall ...
Robert Gibbons
Daytona Beach here to learn and give free roofing advice.
Hi My name is Bob Gibbons. I am currently an Owner Operator truck driver. I am hoping to get into assisted living multi family or flipping preferably in the Daytona Beach Port Orange or Palm Coast areas but I'm op...
Jake Morin
House Inspection Negotiations
Happy Thursday BP,I’m in the process of closing on a cabin in the Smoky Mountains region of TN. We just had the inspection done. The inspector came back and said that the roof was marginal. We then had a roof inspecto...
Dmitri L.
Weird Roof - with Pics!
Hi BP nation! Would like to ask for some advice on a deal in the works - 12 unit multi-family in the Tokyo area in Japan.The building is a reinforced concrete (RC) structure, which is common here due to earthquake cod...
Bryan Weller
Bigger Costs
I've very new and still learning. I've read a lot about the 50% rule and I'm wondering about one aspect. A big part of the 50% rule is saving capitol back for those big ticket items like furnace replacement or, the mo...