I recently had a plumber come out to fix a broken sewer pipe under the foundation. After the house flooded a second time with raw sewage the second plumbing company found mud in the pipe the first plumber did not clea...

Hello everyone. I recently bought my first investment property that I planned on house hacking but, I have a dilemma. The driveway slopes towards the house as illustrated in the pictures, which direct water toward...

Hi everyone.  I'm a DIYer and feel like I can fix anything because I can examine what is there and replace or repair the discrepancy.  However this subject has me stumped.  I moved into this house last year and it app...

Hey everybody! This morning I woke up to the joyous image (and smell) of my basement drains puking sewer water into my basement... I live in a 4 unit and long story short let the tenants know, shut the water off, shop...

Hello everyone. I recently bought my first investment property that I'm planning on house hacking; however, I have a dilemma and I would like some feedback from the community. The driveway slopes towards the house...

Hi-We are starting a rooming house and I'm thinking the combo keyless locks would be way cheaper to change the code between tenants than to re key constantly. Those who have used them, complaints?  Brand/company of th...

Hey Big Pocketers!I need some advice on what to do with a problem with my tenant and the septic tank. When this renter moved in last year, I had the septic tank emptied. I usually only do this every 3 years or so. She...

Short form: I suspect my tenants of "faking" water in the master bath / bedroom. We had redone the entire bathroom while living there, and did not notice any water issues. Tenant has been in 2 years with no water issu...

My crawlspace is constantly flooding from heavy rain. From what I've been told, the soil in the region (Kansas City) soaks up water, which is how its getting in crawl space. A foundation/water proofing guy told me the...

Our rental property is a very well kept, historic home, built in 1924, located outside of Seattle.  We moved our current tenants in October 2014.  Within 4 days, they (the wife, in particular) had caused $12K in plumb...