Antonio Vargas
“Must have” tool recommendations?
Anyone have a “must have” tool list for someone looking to do most of the handy stuff themselves?
Douglas Krofcheck
Finding Property Plans To Locate Driveway
I'm researching a property and am running into two issues. First is an illegal apartment in the basement, but I think that's easy to resolve by removing some of the fixtures and then claiming it's a finished basement...
Benjamin Beyer
Updating from two prone outlets to three prone outlets
Hi BP Nation,I am currently house hacking a two-family home in Milwaukee, WI. I've been making updates throughout the property as needed and one of the things I noticed is that all the outlets upstairs are "three pron...
Anastasia Orth
Perc/Mantle & Property Line Markers
Hello BP community! Question: when buying raw rural land, whose responsibility is it to 1) perform the perc and mantle test and 2) put up the property markers?My fiancee and I are looking at a piece of land in CA th...
Erin Weiss
Odd Question - What is this noise in my new rental house wall?
This is an odd question but maybe someone can help. I just bought a new rental house and found out there is a very loud vibration noise coming from the wall. It will vibrate really loud in the house and I ca...
Account Closed
I Made Huge Returns on Low-End Rentals and You Can Too!
I grew up in New Jersey and bought my first property at 18. I didn’t really understand how real estate transactions worked, so I went to the court house and watched several transactions occur. As time passed, I found ...
Shari Posey
Newer tenant is concerned about security--need advice
We have a young single woman who is a tenant in one of our properties who moved in fall 2012. She's a nice tenant and responsible. There was an incident a few nights ago when a big fight broke out on the street in fro...
Jerry N.
City new water service lines
Hoping for some insight perhaps from contractors or big developers who may read this forum. We have two adjacent properties, one of which will be undergoing major rehab and will require a new water service line (due ...
Shiloh Guin
Floating Laminate Floors - Thank you for existing!
So, I had a previous owner do an expansion on the existing main house living room ... (good for her/him) but would you look at that flooring after I pulled out all the carpet?.. well damn! what a shame not to work wit...
Fallon S.
Fighting to get deposit back
Hi everyone.
My husband and I are fighting with our rental company to get more of our deposit back than they are trying to give us.
1) We had to BEGthem for a walk through list 2 weeks after our walk through.
2) The...