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Lydia Kay Purchased the house as-is & found out there are water damages
3 July 2019 | 2 replies

I've recently purchased my first primary house as-is in Virginia and found out that there are multiple water damages through out the house, including floor joists (4~7 front part of floor joists) and a beam at the fro...

Claire D. Potential Structural / Foundation Issues in Inspection
26 July 2021 | 5 replies

Hi BP Community!
I am under contract on my first property to house hack in Saint Petersburg FL. It's 3/2 house with a detached 1/1 unit. I'm looking for advice on how others would handle a few things that came up on ...

Jason Yarusi Who is the best Flooding service contractor in NJ
17 August 2019 | 0 replies

At W.A. Building Movers and Contractors, we know that there are a lot of questions when it comes to house lifting, especially in areas like Long Island that were hit hard by Sandy. Here’s some questions and answers in...

Samuel DeMass Buy and Hold-Foundation hurdle?-HUD Home
10 November 2014 | 5 replies

I'm looking at HUD home tomorrow, pre-bid.In what I assume was an attempt to filter me as a serious buyer the realtor informed me that he has seen cracks in the drywall, bricks, and tile work in the house.  I am makin...

Cody C. New neighbor constructing next to me...
2 December 2022 | 2 replies

Hello.  We have a townhouse property in NY and next it to there's an empty lot.   A new neighbor wants to develop another townhouse in the empty lot and needs an agreement from all the neighbors his townhouse will be ...

Joseph Riv Advice one a current deal I have under contract, if you'd be so kind!
4 February 2015 | 11 replies

Hey guys,So I have a house under contract, it's a 3bed 2bath. Its 1428 square feet, ARV is 93,800-116,000 (I settled on 109 in my whole sale packet), I put my repair cost at 15k. Now the 15 is NEEDED repair I've made ...

Jon Huber Telling my tenants that the apartment smells terrible - in the nicest possible way?
11 October 2014 | 18 replies

So, this goes back to my first experience of being a landlord. A woman (who ironically was a realtor), was renting my apartment. I allowed her to have a pet, as it was a tiny chihuahua. I was suspecting that she was n...

MIchael Coppolino My First (Future) Rental! Sanford, FL
1 May 2023 | 1 reply

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $185,000

Currently my primary residence, 4bed 1bath in Sanford that I purchased with 0% down as a Veteran through the V...

Edita D. Areas of active soil in Texas
4 March 2013 | 20 replies

Hey guys!
We are considering to purchase a property in Texas, and seller's disclosure revealed a foundation repair. It was also stating that the structure was situated in an "AREA OF ACTIVE SOILS". My 1st thought is t...

Aaron Mazzrillo I've got a serious cat urine problem
7 July 2014 | 8 replies

I bought a property about 2 months ago from an elderly cat lady. I couldn't believe she was still living in the house - it smelled so bad - just burned the eyes. I've purchased lots of cat pee houses and even own one ...