Stefan D.
Gas Disconnected - Should I install electric heaters?
I recently closed on a up/down duplex in Avalon, outside of Pittsburgh. The gas was disconnected in 2017 because the prior owner left the place vacant and didn't pay bills. I'm weighing my options, and it seems like...
Huso Akaratovic
How to handle unreasonable operations manager in HOA area?
Greetings, I have a rental that is in a HOA community. Recently the board has hired a new "Operations Manager" and her job is to go around detect architectural violations. I have a received a letter from her to pressu...
Kent Verge
Update plumbing?
While opening up the walls in the kitchen in our recent purchase -- a home built in the 40's with galvanized pipes -- I uncovered a leak in the wall behind the tub in the master bath. I already need plumbing work in t...
Saravanan Varadan
I am stuck with a property management company
I have a one year contract with this property management company. They have been charging me for stuff which I have not asked them to do. I have clearly communicated to them multiple times not to do anything in my pro...
Paul Schanbacher
Brick wall has a "bow"/leaning inwards... Is there a good fix?
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum category to put this in, forgive me if it is not. A good friend of mine called me today to look at a property with him. It has a lot of potential (so long as this does not bre...
Matt Ten
Help interpret inspection results?
I just received the results from an inspection on a house I closed on (REO). My first flip and I’m trying to interpret these results to make sure I budget correctly. Any initial thoughts and budget numbers you (experi...
Karen Van wyk
i need advise
Hello...i found an ad for a JV on craigslist from someone who lives near me and this will be my first RE transaction where i will bring the funds and he will bring the deals. I was cautioned against finding someone on...
Joel Owens
My fun (sarcasm) adventures in plumbing nightmare.....
Okay so I move a new tenant into a unit.
They call the next day and say the tubs are not draining well.We go and inspect and the tubs are slow draining.
We put drain-o and others down the line and it does nothing.Th...
Stephen Stokes
Lumber Futures Pricing Back to Feb 2020 Levels - What to Expect
As we have all been very aware, lumber prices have been on a tare higher since bottoming out in April 2020. This has been impacting everything from new construction, to rehab projects and even quoted as being justific...
Brian C.
Replace Concrete Patio
What do you think is the best way to replace this patio? It's in pretty bad shape, cracked in half sinking in opposite directions.
Just looking for the most cost effective.