I inherited a house that I plan on turning into a rental. The house was built in the 60s and has a lot of issues. It needs a full reno and I want to take a HEL out on it to pay for it.
Insurance:
I can't get the HEL...

In your opinion, how bad and expensive are these two problems:1. Crack in a slab foundation.2. Water leak behind the wall that surrounds fireplace. Water stains are visible along this wall from the ceiling (two-story ...

Hello, I am about to purchase a house with sloping floors in the basement. Half of the basement is sloping to one side and it is evenly sloping. I've called a structural engineer to make sure it wasn't a foundation ...

Hi all, has anyone developed an additional floor on an existing one-story MF or SFH? It would be extremely helpful to hear the process and costs associated with similar projects. Thank you!

Hey BP,Just wanted to reach out to BP nation and see who here has taken on a duplex to SFH conversion as a flip? I am a relatively young investor at 23 years old, and I have only done 2 flips while also owning 6 renta...

Looked at a house on Friday and discovered a foundation issue, to include maybe two or just one big problem. The owner had an estimate, not to mention the brick wall on top of the area had to be repaired to fix the cr...

Hello,I am a contractor specializing in structural repairs of buildings in NKY in Cincinnati. I can also design new structural aspects of your building or retaining wall. Professional Engineer Licensed in Kentucky and...

Hello BP,
I'm located in Los Angeles looking for a contractor, structural engineer and an architect who specialize in properties on a hill. I need to replace a failing retaining wall (~10ft high) that supports a pool...

Hey y'all, I purchased this gem recently and decided to post it here as a diary, both to share my experience with the community and to more selfishly use it as a learning tool to help improve my business. I'm currentl...

Hi all,I own an investment property that I'm about to do a major reno on and I have a question. The house is a large, 3 story house and on the 3rd floor in one of the bedrooms the house has a noticeable slope from abo...