Briana Bean
Adding a Lease Clause for Pest, Mold & Severability
Hey gang!We have another unit we are getting ready to rent, and I was wanting to update our lease agreement after doing more research. With our last unit, we did have a small pest problem. Unit was rented pest free, b...
Jeffrey Huddleston
Insulation Hydration Equation
The house I bought has no attic insulation, and it uses drywall for the attic floor (the ceiling of the floor below). If I don't install insulation, will I run into problems with moisture collecting on the attic floor...
Bruce Chang
Am I being scammed by the mold investigator?
I recently had a mold investigator take air samples from some bedrooms a tenant was complaining about. The results showed that there was an elevated presence of allergenic molds. No black molds. The levels that were...
Rich Riesmeyer
DIY crawlspace encapsulation
Bought my first rental about 4 years ago. When we had our initial termite inspection, they recommended we install gravel and drains in the crawlspace along with a sump pump. That helped, but, this being South Ca...
Eddie Fleckenstein
Cedar Planks for bathroom ceilings
My partner and I live in a three family building in Chelsea Ma ( city right next to Boston ). All three units have a single small full bathroom with no windows. Two of the three units regularly deal with mold on the c...
Adam Demchik
Potential rehab project with mold
Does anyone have experinece with mold in a rehab. I know there are companies that can "clean" the mold for a relatively cheap cost but I am not sure how well this works. Are there any long term liabilities with this...
Bryce Wong
About to close on a property, but this worries me.
Hello fellow friends! I am just about ready to close on a property that appears to be of tremendous value, but something came up during the inspection that worries me. When going down the crawl space, the inspector no...
Eron A.
Will a concrete patio area above basement walls stop water?
So, I have a basement that has cracked walls, and there is humidity in the basement.I got quotes from a few different companies. Quotes were in the area of $10-25K to waterproof the basement.But I noticed something a ...
Nate S.
What ideas rehabbing this laundry room? found some mold.
I just sold off the old washer/dryer, then found some mold on the bottom of the dry wall. I'm going to be cutting out the dry wall but don't want this to be repeated either. I'm going to be renting this house in the n...
Monique Davis
Home inspection concerns
Complete newbie, under contract for my first property and the home inspection is showing some things that seem to be concerning for me. Hoping for some guidance on whether these things are as big of a deal as the seem...