Carol T.
rental condo HOA might become insolvent
Has anyone had an experience with a rental with an HOA in financial trouble? We bought our first condo rental, in a 40 year old complex near a major university. The property is mostly investor owned as rentals are no...
Kathryn Schauer
Drainage Issue - Need advice!
I'm having a drainage issue at one of my rentals. If they get a heavy rain, one side of the yard is holding water up against the house, and it's seeping inside the home.Last year the PM installed an outdoor sump pump...
Brittney WIlliams
A couple issues with my mobile home park
I have a tenant with a malfunctioning water heater that spews water everywhere running up the water bill that I pay. I’m running into roadblocks with what I’m legally able to do to get them to fix or replace it. I can...
Amy Zhang
Water leakage in basement
I have a rental in NYC.. there is a water leakage in the basement... it only leaks around 4pm or 10pm at night.. plumber/ contractor is not able to find where the water is leaking... he thinks first floor tenants are ...
Kyle B.
Interior Drain Tile and Foundation Questions
I have questions for two different homes I have seen and am hoping to get some advice from the BP community. I apologize for the long post in advance.
My first question is regarding water seepage in the basement of t...
Shelby Ek
HUD homes activating utilities for inspection or apprasials
I'm curious to hear other people's experience getting utilities activated for inspections or appraisals on HUD homes while under contract. Any tips or tricks? Your experiences?
Heidi Kenefick
Odd situation- water leak casued damage to neighboring unit
A unit I own out of state, which is vacant at the moment, had a leak. I wasn’t initially able to reach the PM, but eventually did and they went out and dried up the water. There was no damage to my unit so I did not f...
Vincent Plant
Tenant trying to reduce rent due to a leak.
A few months back my tenant pointed out to me that the sink sprayer in the kitchen was at a drip. She didn't seem so concerned with it and I didn't see it as an immediate need so I admittedly brushed it off and have s...
Sami Gren
Laminate versus hardwood flooring
hi,I would like to hear what other property owners/managers think about laminate vs. Hardwood flooring.what I think is that Hardwood flooring has a much much longer lifetime, and it is not that much more expensive (I...
Amy W.
Water and Sewer under pads?
We are looking at a very nice mobile home park that is 10 years old. We are concerned about one issue in particuluar. Both the water and sewer lines run underneath the pads. How would you repair a break in either w...