Hello!  Taking the jump into my first BRRR and learning a tough lesson. Many of the interior walls, particularly the exterior walls are in bad shape and I brought in a drywall crew for repairs. And a decent rain the n...

I am looking at a home that states "Seller will not allow water to be turned on" in the listing. What is this usually a sign of? Does this mean there is a known issue with the plumbing that they are trying to avoid th...

Hello fellow BPers!I am wondering if any of you know a trick to reduce water bills in Chicago? I have a few multi family and their water bills seem normal. However, in my single family where I reside (in the northside...

I've been listening to BiggerPockets and reading info here for a couple months.  I've been scoping out different neighborhoods within a certain radius from my house and watching the MLS listings - running theoretical ...

I bought a house under special warranty in Pittsburgh,PA ,May 2017. Seller never disclose water problem in basement in their property disclosure.  The house was rented on August 2017. Tenants places a lot of their stu...

Hi all,I've been trying to prep to purchase one of these Hubzu auction REO properties. Finding a lender that will close without turning water on (hubzu policy) has been challenging to say the least.I read somewhere ab...

Hi Bigger Pockets- What product have you used that works the best for waterproofing a basement wall?? It is a limestone foundation. 

My tenants have been living a my rental property for over 4 years. When I first rented it out to them, the backyard was just dirt. They now want to put in sod for their kids. I think they may want to DIY this and pay ...

Hi all,I'm looking to replace two currently functioning but well-aged tank style water heaters with longer-lasting and more efficient tankless heaters in my quadplex (3x1br+1x2br). This will also completely remove the...

Question? if a tenant gets water in the basement, who is responsible to clean it up? One of my employees had water in his basement and I went there to help in wet vac it all up to help him out. He got about 3 inches o...