Barrington D.
Multifamily accommodation in St. Lucia
We are plagued in the Caribbean with limited investors funding real estate projects. I am based in St. Lucia and has a huge land protfolio and have difficulty raising capital to build affordable housing for St. Lucia....
Allen L.
Modular home on permanent foundation
Hi all,
I have come across a few listings on the MLS where it says "modular home on permanent foundation". Just wondering if anyone has insights into these properties? My understanding is that modular homes, well tak...
James De Silva
Rat wall for a shed?
Hi all, I could use some advice. I have a property which has a shed in average to poor condition. The City of Westland has received complaints of rats near the shed and asked me to build a rat wall around it. Also, it...
Sunny Burns
Garfield NJ - 12bdrm Quadplex - 1st Home purchase - biting more than we can chew?
So we have a 4 family Citibank REO under contract. It is two detached duplexes(upstairs/downstairs units) on one 5000sqft lot. Each of the 4 units, are 3 bedroom and 1 bath. It is not in a floodzone, two blocks from ...
Jessica Franco
DIY Formica countertops
Does anyone have tips on DIY installation of Formica countertops? I'm thinking of grabbing a slab or two from Lowes or HD to replace current 20-year-old green laminate countertops. I have the time, for now, so plan on...
Adrian Fajardo
Solution for landscape causing water damage
I need help from the vast knowledge here in the BP community. I'll be brief and specific in my post. I can fill in more details if it seems too vague.
I'm in the process of purchasing a property and in my option peri...
Kyle Doney
Reglaze or Replace Tub?
I have a rental with an old ugly blue tub. Would you reglaze it or put a new one in? Going along with that, how about tiling the wall vs putting in a shower surround from Home Depot? Thinking I'm going to tile. More e...
Haiyang A.
Backyard drainage issue (inappropriately refilled pool)
I’m looking at a bank REO that needs some repair (only 20 years old), but it’s the drainage issue in the backyard that worries me. The yard is on a slope, and it looks like that rain water would run towards the house ...
Sonam Gill
Enhancing curb appeal for an ugly building
I recently picked up a 4-unit block construction building in Columbus, OH and wanted opinions on increasing the curb appeal without breaking the bank (photo of ugly building below). Two ideas I had: - Designate an ar...
Brad T.
Concrete Driveway Replacement
Hi Everyone,
I have a signed purchase agreement on rental house #4 and had the home inspection today. One thing that is needed is about a 40' x 20' section of the concrete driveway needs to be replaced. I...