My partner & I have been offered a deal on a house built over a hillside.  We don't have experience with this type of foundation or construction, so we'd like to have an inspector check it out first.  Does anyone ...

Yep......just what the title says. I'm having a tree removed from one of my properties and the tree company accidentally dropped a limb which hit the roof and made what he described as a "hole" in the roof.  I'm lite...

Some of my kitchens have an "international" smell to them from renters that came from overseas.  They cooked some of their traditional foods that were quite spicy.  Some of my living rooms smell like smoke.  I've sham...

I found a potential investment property and looks like it could be fantastic to fix up. The property hasn't be occupied for almost 2 years. Unable to do an inspection prior to an accepted offer, I started looking ar...

The IRS discusses vacation home maintenance days.  They use examples where a family performs maintenance on a home for a week and the week is not considered personal use (it is additional to the 14 days of personal us...

Hi all, I got a new construction home with a beautiful hardwood floor. I moved in at the beginning of June and have been noticing these floor damages happening over time. I noticed one in July and now there are four s...

I just bought a house, the kitchens are in good condition has granite countertops.

They seamed the granite at the sink, about an inch to the right of the seam, is a significant visible break, 16th of an inch gap runn...

Would really appreciate some advice from the masses, please. I'm under contract for an old wood frame 2 story from the 1930s. Home inspection showed that the house has good bones, it's in a GREAT location, and it's mu...

I have a tenant who left some damaged parts in a refrigerator.

Nothing that I can spot just by casually looking at the inside. But when you get someone to clean the fridge thoroughly that requires pulling ...

I have a house I purchased 18 months ago. It was inspected and cleared of any termites. I haven't had it inspected since. I've had 2 termite inspectors come and look over the house. They each told me the house is t...