Bienes Raices
Dryer fire hazard?
One of my houses has washer/dryer hookups in the garage. There is a hole in the wall where the dryer tube, etc. is supposed to vent to the outside. Unfortunately, the way the house was built, the AC condensor is right...
Linda Weiner
STR and Pool Heaters
I'm planning on another STR, but this one has a rather large pool, where many STRs in town have a small plunge pool. In SW Florida our season is typically January-April. A pool heater will definitely make the STR much...
Salman V.
There's a smell killing me and I've tried everything ... help!
I have a 6 unit apartment building. There was a moldy mildewy smell coming into both of the two bottom units that are below grade. I fogged it for mold .I used a concrete sealer on the floor. I inspected the main sewe...
Reid Hanley
Condensation, Mold and the Need for Exhaust Fans
I’ve recently discovered my new arch enemy…CONDENSATION! I’ve also recently learned the hard way that during due diligence you should always be looking for the presence of windows that open correctly and working exhau...
Shoshana Shulman
sweating windows; condensation on the inside glass ; mould
My tenants keep the double paned windows closed all fall, winter and most of spring. They don't use heat because they don't want to pay for it. The air-tight windows get condensation on the inside glass, to the point ...
Scott Krueger
Attic with lots of damp spots on the insulation
I am in the process of purchasing a property in Iowa. It is winter here and the house inspector did not enter the attic due to personal items blocking access at the time of the inspection. I personally went into the a...
Bill Mitchell
Copper Stripped from Walls leading to AC
Just to preface this I am still new to real estate investing. I walked through a couple REOs today with a buddy and one of them had a good amount of copper stripped from the garage (hole in drywall) leading to the con...
Sophia Wang
What service should we get to handle this issue?
We have a townhouse in FL currently rented out. Last weekend, the tenant sent me a few text messages for concern of mold in the house.
Back in January, we have had the downstairs half bath toilet clogged once, and s...
John Thedford
Are Annual A/C Service Contracts Worth The Money?
I have an issue with an A/C unit we had installed last year. The compressor is already fried supposedly because the install tech didn't wire everything correctly. The service company that came out wants to set me up w...
Brad Smith
Mismatched heating and AC
House we just bought has problems with it's gas heater heat exchanger being rusted and possibly a source of CO. When the tech came out to look at it, he said the AC compressor, heater and "coil" were mismatched. The...