I am looking at making an offer on a house with a crawl space.  It is on a very flat lot and has a problem with water standing around the foundation, and under the house.  It was built in the 1960's and apparently the...

I’ve found an ideal 3bed/2bath home in the Memphis area that I would like to purchase and renovate. I’ve looked at the comps, rental estimates, neighborhood demographics and everything so far looks good! My only conce...

Hello, I don't have any experience with cast iron tubs, from these photos are you able to tell if this is a "definite replace now" situation or a "its just a gamble if you keep them" situation? The upper lip around th...

I just received this letter today (Feb 4th) even though the inspection was conducted on Jan 6th.  The letter is postmarked on Jan 21st.1) The entire exterior was painted last month and the painter forgot to put the nu...

My boyfriend and I are wondering what to do with his rental that he lived in before we met. He bought a 3/2 in 2013 in Woodland, CA (near Davis):Purchase price: 155k Financing: 30 year fixed, 4% down, 3.25% interest r...

We need to have a skylight removed in our home in St. Paul, MN.  We are looking for someone who can handle the removal, re-roofing, insulating, and sheet rocking.  We have a problem with too much moisture in our home ...

Looking through some duplex opportunities in Tampa, Fl and found one that meets the 1% rule and has room for forced appreciation...big downside at this point is that it’s Wood Fame instead of Concrete Block. With hurr...

Hi BP,

Is it better to purchase an all brick exterior building vs vinyl in terms of maintenance and repair cost?

I appreciate all comments.

Recently, I entered into a house with a noticeable lean toward one side. Upon further inspection, (walking down into the basement) it was extremely obvious that half of a floor board had been rotted out. I know that o...

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie to real estate investing. I currently have a home sitting on a little over quarter acre of land. However, a leaking roof has caused considerable water damage to the floors and walls inside...