Paul Sandhu
Who does their own plumbing at their STR?
What was your biggest or most complex job? For me it was adding a 40 gallon gas hot water heater to an existing 40 gallon electric electric. I had a spare gas heater sitting around collecting dust. The house was a ...
Matthew Paul
How cold is it ? Frozen water meter at the street . x 4
I am here in Severna Park Md , I get home early due to the cold , had enough for the day , or so I thought . I went to make a sandwich and wash my hands and low and behold , NO WATER . I start running thru the house a...
Michael Williams
New at this and Questions on what cost falls on the Renter.
Hello,I live up New England and have the opportunity to buy a rental (a house) in Cape Coral, FL. My question is, Does the Renter pay for the water treatment material like salt and conditioners, or should I supply th...
Loren Thomas
HOA property floods houses... including mine... pls help!
Hello again.I'll try and keep this short because... it's long.My HOA owns a retention pond behind my house. There is a drain right behind my culdesac (sp?) that drains into the river/creek on the other side of our nei...
Joel NA
Water in Crawlspace
There's water in the crawlspace of a prospective investment property at which we're looking.
It looks like the heavy clay soils are holding the water under the house and it can't "leak" back ...
John Warren
Low spot in basement
Hi BP community,I was inside a house last night. And ran into something I have never seen. In the basement there is a low spot in the concrete floor that has some water in it. My contractor was not sure what could cau...
Ben Johnstone
How to check Utilities and street improvements for vacant land
Hi Everyone,
I've been researching like crazy the process of researching potential vacant land for SFR new construction. Theres a lot on what to do once you have the land but not a lot about doing your due di...
Mark Smith
Depressing Home Inspection
I haven't been in the REI game too long, so please hold the "you should have seen that during your showing" comments. The purpose of this post is mostly because I want to vent to the BP community, but general thought...
Chris Young
Are my tenants high maintenance or am I crazy?
My tenants moved into my SFR built in 1923 in Pasadena, CA on January 1. In the lease it states they accept the property “as-is”, but so far in the first 10 days they’ve made complaints about:-Hot Water taking too lon...
Nelson Del Castillo
Buying a house with original septic system to flip
I am looking to buy a house with the original septic system. I already know the tank is bad and needs to be replaced, the leaching field could not be easily checked being that they are deep under ground... would you s...