First I want to say, HomePro Chesapeake and the inspector did an excellent job. They came out on a holiday weekend within 48 hours of us calling. The inspector was highly knowledgeable and has already gotten the repor...

Hello to all BP members.I have a recently purchased rental property in Yerington NV. Yerington just made the top twenty site list for the Super Fund cleanup, due to an abandoned mine at the edge of town. My question i...

I am looking at a property that has a 50 foot deep Cistern.  A cistern is not a well that reaches ground water . It is a hole dug to catch rain water.   I want to purchase the property as it is in a desirable area for...

I own a few fourplexes and noticed my Water Damage coverage seems low on my policies at $5k.  What level of coverage is everyone getting for water damage?  My building is 3600 sq ft.  2 bed/1 bath units.  2 units on s...

Apologies in advance if this the wrong forum. I looked around for a while and couldn't figure the best place for this question.Here's the situation: I'm looking at BRRRRing an early 20th Century house in Nebraska. It'...

I put an offer on a house in a decent neighborhood where the other houses sell in the 105,000 to 120,000 range.  My offer of 78,000 was accepted.  I had the house inspected and all was good except for the discovery of...

Hello.I am new to the St. Louis area, and I will be looking at properties in a few months (particularly duplexes).Any advice on how to start examine the different areas and neighborhoods in St.Louis? Looking for a fai...

I am looking for assistance in estimating repair costs for basements when sizing up  potential rental properties. I have two categories of basements in mind. Category 1: the basement shows some hairline cracks at the...

I'm wondering how flippers approach something like this.  I have a deal in my pipeline that is a classic situation of an older person passing, heirs wanting to sell quick, property being a mess in terms of clutter, ne...