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Had a mysterious leak in the basement's ceiling when it snowed heavily this winter.I have asked for the community input a while ago (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/183...), and finally one of the contr...
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We have a house under contract that has a well and so we had the water tested. There is lead in the water from the kitchen sink that is 7 times the reportable level. The water testing company says that usually lead ...
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I can't believe I didn't think of this one before.
If you're in a cold area, do this or have this done:
1. Go into the basement or crawlspace and find 2 pipes. First, find the pipe that is your hot water going o...
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Now, I have seen my share of destruction from angry home owners who wanted to stick it to the banks who foreclosed on them.
Broken windows, smashed tiles, cracked bathtubs and toilets, sprayed painted kitchen...
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I am the buyer under contract of this house (built in 1991), during inspection we find that in the crawlspace there was evidence of past water flooding up to 1/2 foot deep. There is already a trench and sump-pump inst...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $765,000
Cash invested: $30,000
2/2 with 1/1 ADU. Currently house hacking in SOCAL.
What made you inter...
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Hi all,
I currently house hack an upstairs/downstairs two family home, about 1650 SQ ft total with separate gas and electric meters. It has two gas hot water tanks and one boiler (dual zone heat), so the tenants ups...
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Hi, I would like any advice who had similar experience before. I just finished fixing a house with new vinyl flooring. I spent more than $10k for flooring. Due to clogged toilet, I hired a plumber who helped another h...
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Thoughts?
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My Husband and I got s house our first property. We were able to scores a 4 family, awesome! The problem is we are getting low on funds. Our property is not on public sewage snd had a cesspool so we had to update that...