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How would you handle selling with seeping block walls?
This basement is 32x29 with block walls that have previously been painted. I don't know if it was Drylock or just regular paint. There is one area about 6 feet long that looks like some sort of patch had been attemp...
Sean Kollee
inner city duplex post 17-20
A significant amount of detail work has occurred and I have elected not to post it here. Lets try and get this project moving a littlepost 17 - roofing After a few extra days of snow and harsh cold, the roofers were ...
Erin K.
Cause of mold on wood floor
I have a one story house with a crawl space below it. Tenant moved out and in the bedroom corner, a little in the closet corner and a corner in the kitchen, there is mold growing on the wood. He had a dog. Has anyo...
Aaron Desimone
Stream in a basement/wet/mold
Good evening Biggerpockets!I am reaching out for some help/advice. I purchased a foreclosed SFH to rehab and use as a rental. There was standing water in the basement; I removed it, and to my surprise found that it ...
Sol Bergren
Sidewalk sloping towards house, suggestions?
Hi, I've got a sidewalk sloping towards the house and I'd like to correct it properly. I've talked to a mudjacker and he believes the sidewalk is too old and should just be replaced. I am considering pouring new co...
Larisa Van Valkenburg
Mold/ wet basement window sill
Hi,we fixed the basement window sill a year ago, it was ruined by water leaking from outside as we thought. I had handyman work on the slab to raise it. The basement window is on the north and irs quite damp outside...
Samuel DeMass
Flood insurance on a rental property, how to find info and gotcha's.
Hello BP world!Please allow me to tap into your collective knowledge, once again.I'm looking at buying a property. I'm doing the math to see if the deal is viable and I need to get a number for how much flood insuran...
Minna Reid
Rehab goes from ugly to worse
So much for my "cosmetic" rehab. On top of yesterdays issues (cracked joists, leaky roof), after last nights downpour, today we can add leaking basement and flooded yard with serious drainage issues to the mix. Also i...
Rachel (Raquel) Hart
Foundation Issue Found - should I buy it???
Hi everyone,I just opened escrow for a single family home (two story, split level) in San Diego and during inspections yesterday some serious issues with the raised foundation were found, the house is partially on a ...
Janice H.
water in basement of possible first deal in western ME
Hello fellow BP members,My husband and I are interested in a duplex in a small town in Oxford County, ME. It is in a nice part of town on a dead end street and the units looked like they were recently renovated (new ...