Eric Samuels
Basement dehumidifier maintenance
Hi everyone,I’m currently house hacking a property in Philly and the basement gets very humid during the summer. I currently have a dehumidifier down there but I’m planning on moving out of Philly soon. What’s the bes...
Brad Smith
pier and beam foundation
We have a contract on a house built in 1962 with a pier and beam foundation. The piers are wooden and have some decay. There is previous termite activity on the wood. We are meeting with our real estate agent tomor...
Kenia Crevoisier
Sagging Floors on a Miami 1920's Property (pictures included)
Hi BP, My husband and I are currently under contract on a 4-unit property located in Miami, FL. We plan to house-hack this property (live in one of the units and rent the others for at least one year). We just finishe...
Vince Campbell
House flip gone horribly wrong. Need advise.
We started out just adding a room addition to a house. We're now looking at a $60,000 loss and 9 months to completion. We got the permits and built the addition. When the contractor started to tie into the existing ho...
Ella Lan
Rookie- Need advice on investment with foundation problem
Hi BP community, Rookie here looking to close on my first out of state deal. The numbers look great and it's in a solid neighborhood in Columbus Ohio area. However, there are foundation problems with the duplex. Hopin...
Dave Francis
Digging in the basement
I purchased an investment property in Philly that I want to rent in about a year. The basement is about 5 ft and I want to dig it down to 8 ft for a laundry and extra bathroom. Is digging a good idea? Does anyone have...
Paul Gagich
Colorado Springs contractors
Having our container home built with expected delivery in about 6 weeks. Does anyone have a good contractor for our foundation (stem wall) and experience with setting modular buildings? Thanks in advance for your help!
Sonia Wu
[Bay Area] Should I request permits to even uneven floors?
Hi BiggerPockets community!
This is a fairly specific problem. Hopefully someone here can help us out! We recently purchased an old Victorian house in Bay Area, built in 1901. It is a 2 bedrooms and 1 bath with basem...
Bryan Noth
Goodnight Ranch in SE Austin approved for more growth
The article reports that Austin City Council approved an amendment for the PUD to allow up to 6,300 to be built in the community. With those numbers Goodnight Ranch is positioned to become one of the largest developm...
Joseph Parker
Do 100+ year-old properties scare you away?
Do single & multi-family homes built over 100 years ago scare any of you investors away?In my area, there are many, many duplexes/triplexes built between 1900 & 1930. While a few are located in B areas and fai...