Are they any types of deferred maintenance on properties that you won't go near? Whether it be an old roof, old water heater, etc; What are some major red flags for you to avoid a deal and focus elsewhere?

We had hurricane damage on our personal roof and had a roofing company work with us through the insurance claim process.  Insurance company gave us 15k.  There was other areas of the house damaged but apparently we ca...

I have been notified by my insurance company that they are cancelling my policy due to "the dwelling roof has curling, lifting and granular loss shingles." I had a roofing contractor inspect the roof and give me a quo...

My first property has had two whammy's against it. #1 Numerous repairs from day 1.   Partly due to the property but partly due to a finicky tenant.#2  Property manager tells me the roof needs to be replaced - $4500 co...

Let me descibe the situation...Property conditions:The house was built on a steep incline and appears to be falling down the fill. So much so that cracks are all throughout the house, it feels slanted when you walk th...

We are going to rehab an A-frame cabin in the mountains in California. The problem is that the ceiling has a "black hole" left over from when a fireplace stovepipe was removed. When the owner put on a new metal roof, ...

Hi BP'ers in Milwaukee,I am looking at some estimates of repair and want to know if anyone can help with a ballpark figure for a new roof in Milwaukee, single story Cape Cod style SFR around 1200 sqft. I have seen out...

I am currently working on building a 480sqft 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit in the backyard of a rental property. Initially my goal was to have a loft with an extra bed in the unit to be more attractive for short term ren...

I'm putting a new roof on a house for about $7000 in Minnesota. I'm wondering if I should put a new roof on the detached two car garage as well. The cost for adding the garage roof brings the total to $9800.  I'm wond...

I have a house that is a two bedroom one bath property with a decent size lot. There is no HOA  and the setting is such that a person would not drive up and necessarily see the roof. I really do not want to replace th...