I am considering rehabbing a 100 year old brick house in St. Louis City as a rental. With the quickpoint tuckpointing gun, tuckpointing is very cheap and easy, most likely easier than hanging and finishing drywall. Th...

What a ride the past few months have been! It took us exactly 87 days from wet concrete to C.O. I quit my nice cushy engineering job a few months ago and decided to start building new solar homes. It wasn't an easy de...

Windows and home price point? Does it really matter?

Advice needed : I have an older duplex in Minnesota that has had all the radiators removed. The old boilers are shot as well. I’m putting in a heating system from scratch.Electric heat is the least expensive to instal...

So I’m at the rough-in stage of my new cabin and a tankless water heater will push me into requiring a 400amp service. Propane or gas is not an option. Cabin sleeps 10. I purchased a tankless but I am considering retu...

So now that I am finally in and settled generating passive income in my first owner occupied property, now I seek wisdom.  What is the best investment of my money?  Pay off my mortgage? (My rate is only 3.25 after str...

They countered by accepting my original offer with inspection. I received the two previous inspections done and one shows a lot more work that needs to be done than the other. My concerns are: -Some of the electrical ...

Problem...... - Utilities From HELL!!!!My client has the property from hell, with an old-school forced air furnace.....I was able to get them great tenants at a great rate..... only to find the blood sucking heat drai...