I'm in contract on a $400K house upstate NY - was prepared to spend $50K on cosmetic changes (painting,  new floors, new kitchen, new bathrooms etc) but after getting the inspection report today here's all the issues ...

The house has been gutted on the inside... bathroom, kitchen, and walls were torn down due to water damage. Bid after bid is too high but now I am looking to see if I can do the plumbing myself and hire someone to do...

I would really like to connect and converse with a few people who are actually landlording in my local area.  I'm going to infiltrate this post with specific location inform in hopes to catch someone with keyword aler...

Hey guys,
I know there's a lot of posts about foundations and it's very difficult for people to give specific / precise answers, but a ballpark idea would be really helpful.

I looked at a bungalow today where the fir...

I have seen several window posts lately and thought I share one on glass properties. I have tried to break this down to simple terms and only hit the important parts of glass.  There are many variables to glass but on...

Hi all, I was looking at an otherwise promising property and I saw this photo with a couple of cracks in the wall.  I'm not a DIY'er and so I thought I'd reach to more experienced people - could this indicate serious ...

I plan to install a storm window and want to run a line of caulk between blind stop and storm window flange. The caulk's purpose is to reduce air infiltrartion. Any idea what material stays pliable so that the window ...

Hi! I'm looking at a circa 1900, enormous original brick triplex (7000 sq. ft.) --  REO property, on deadline to finalize my offer in 48 hours (multiple bid, best and highest situation) and don't have a structural eng...

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...

My ground floor tenant had minor water damage after Ida ripped through NY on September 1st. He's asking me to compensate him for the cost of a couple of furniture pieces. My question is; who is responsible to pay for ...