Ashley Gamble
HELP! Sellers didn't disclose major issues - unrentable and requires massive repairs
We recently bought a property that we have found out within the first few weeks of owning it that is has VERY SERIOUS drainage and humidity issues and lots of previous water damage that the sellers did not disclose. M...
Andrew S.
Painting Pressure Treated Wood
One of my properties has a brick patio with treated wood guard rails. The red brick color and the treated wood don't make a really nice color combination, and I'm thinking about painting the wood. Now, I have certai...
Byron W.
How to dehumidifying large unfinished basement?
I have a 3 unit building and the basement is dark, little ventilation and gets really humid. Which, I'm pretty sure is causing the first floor unit to be even more humid on warm days than it should be. The humidity le...
Kyle Eckert
Thoughts on a deal we just missed
We looked at a 2-family flat in Saint Louis today. Price was $90k in an up and coming part of town. Bottom floor has a long term tenant paying $550/month, top floor needed finishing, a small deck and a small kitchen...
Edita D.
Bad soils of Fort Worth, TX: maintaining constant level of moisture
Hello,Our property located in Fort Worth,TX had a foundation repair after which it was recommended maintaining a constant level of moisture in the soil near and under the house (by placing a soaker hose on each side o...
Nate Baumann
Inherited Renter smoking vapor & has a cat
I recently bought my first set of apts! 13 one bedroom units that were basically all full at closing. I left them under PM for two months and have now taken that over personally.
I finally connected with my last rent...
Demetrius Crisco
mold information/removal
I just purchased another rental property about 12 days ago from auction. it is a double wide trailer. The house has some mold issues. I was planning to just try and remedy this myself, but now an having nightmares abo...
Justin Fox
Pine wood floors on 2x4 risers?
I'm redoing my own kitchen right now and in the process of tearing up the wood floors in the kitchen. The previous owners tiled over the wood but sucked at everything they attempted to do. Anyway. We tore up the ti...
Beth Johnson
Just close on a house and found mold on the garage wall, who should pay for to fix it?
My sister just bought a house. It was closed last week. The day after closing she found mold in the garage on the wall. During the time of inspection, there were tons of stuffs in the garage. And a cabinet was against...
Lydia S.
Basements in Albuquerque
As one coming from locations where basements or at least cellars are commonplace, I'm curious about why they are a rarity here in ABQ. Only a handful of listings I've looked at state it has a basement or even a split...