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I'm on my first rental property.My water bill comes quarterly. A few months after my tenants moved in I got a call from the water company and they said "you're water usage has spiked from your previous billing period,...
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Hello everyone, I have had an issue with Baltimore City for a while now. I had a rental property I purchased back in 2018. I had tenants that I was renting to. They stopped paying the water bill 3 months before they l...
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I had a purchase contract with the Bank of America on a house. They "cancelled" the purchase contract and told me I am not getting my deposit back. They are not in a strong position legally, but they will likely be ...
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I am in the process of buying a house which needs a lot of mostly cosmetic repair. I am purchasing the house as is and below appraisal value. One of the problems it has is water damage from a leaky swamp cooler. The s...
A few months ago I had a water line break which was repaired. Even now when I turn on the outside spigots (front or rear) the first couple of pints of water is brown-dirty. Does that indicate there is another break? T...
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I've got a property that I am rehabbing and our timeline unfortunately got pushed back into the upcoming winter months. The property is currently vacant and does not have an HVAC system installed. We have a ...
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I recently had carpet cleaned in a house. The carpet cleaner noticed that all of my plumbing ball valves had yellow handles. He told me that he used to be a plumber and I should stay away from any plumbing valve with ...
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Hey all,My wife and I have been on the look out for our first deal and we actually found a property way below market value but, there are some catches.-The house has sat vacant for a little over a year-It is bank owne...
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I have a property I am looking into purchasing that has significant drainage issues. The problem is due to a concrete patio that was poured higher than it should have been and not sloped properly so that any water ...
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Would like to get some feedback on below.I have a town house that is managed by a management company but the HOA is responsible to make decisions in legal matters.The owner of the unit next to mine has a defective lea...