Jeremy Rusnak
Duplex wet crawl space - need opinions/feedback
Hey folks,Just closed on my second duplex last week! This one needs some work but the numbers look good. My particular question today is regarding a wet crawl space.I'm north of Seattle so this is a wet climate, bu...
Bharath Janakarajan
Oil tank leak negotiation
Hello pros,
I am in contract to buy a short sale "as is" property in central Jersey. During inspection, we discovered there is an abandoned oil tank and soil contamination. The realtor is saying we can get ...
Trent M.
Made a major mistake. Need some advice
I recently purchased a house from my uncle that has a shared well located on the neighbors property. I contacted an attorney prior to making the deal and he said it would be ok to get a shared well agreement after clo...
Account Closed
ARV via finished basement + bathroom?
Hello,I'm looking to BRRR and have found a foreclosure house. In addition to other changes, I would be finishing the basement and adding a full bathroom in the basement (currently 1 bath in the house). I would get it ...
Chet Mazur
a creek runs thru it...
Has anyone had the experience of building a bridge to access part of a property? I am looking at a property (assemblage of 3 parcels) that has a creek that parallels the street, so you have to cross it to get to the p...
Eddie Egelston
Anyone see water seepage through the slab?
Hi BP,I was looking at a house and I found a puddle of water in the middle of the basement floor. Not near anything. Not near the sump pumps, furnace, washer / dryer and there was clean drywall above the spot. It did ...
Yengkong Sayaovong
Finishing a basement?
Does anyone here have a finished basement and would you recommend it for a rental home?
Mark Forest
Slab home
Most houses in my area of Michigan have basements. We found a very good potential home at a fair price that is on a slab. I know that homes on crawl spaces have problems with animals and other pests getting under th...
Mark Forest
Odor and moisture from the crawl space
I had about 2” of water in my flooded crawl space in April. I sucked it out with a utility pump and opened all the crawl space vents. We have not had any heavy rains like we did with the spring thaw and the April sh...
Haiyang A.
Backyard drainage issue (inappropriately refilled pool)
I’m looking at a bank REO that needs some repair (only 20 years old), but it’s the drainage issue in the backyard that worries me. The yard is on a slope, and it looks like that rain water would run towards the house ...