I am in the process of rehabbing my house that I am currently living in to later rent long-term for top dollar in my area. All interior work has been completed and now I’m working on the exterior. The back deck is fal...

Currently removing tile from a bathroom and am finding a stone like material under the mortar. Is this dry cement? Has anyone ever encountered this before? The location is Virginia. The house was built in 81 but this ...

HI, I bought my first house two years ago. House was built in 1953.  I notice some cracking and sticking doors. Had a couple of experts out so far. Both determine house is 3" lower in one corner compared to the far co...

Hello BP community!I get asked this quite a bit with some of my clients, so I figured I'd share my thoughts on it.  If you own a home that was built prior to 1978, there is a good chance there is asbestos somewhere in...

I have a quadruplex under contract and am building a bid to confirm my numbers. I plan to cash-out refi in about 1 year to pull out my cash. I am considering using contact paper on the linoleum countertops to mimic gr...

Hi,Some youngin crashed his car into my Multi over the weekend. He hit the foundation. Doesn't look like much damage, other than chunks of concrete broken off. But this unit was built in 1900ish, and I want to make su...

Hello BP,
I am here to soliciting your input and thank you!  Looking for a 2nd rental. Inspection done today. I am on the fence. 
- Location: Old neighborhood, up and coming. 6 houses to an elementary school ( 7/10 ...

My contractor's crew began tiling the bath/shower surround today. It was such a mess I pulled it all off before the mortar could dry resolving to at least get it properly started myself. In researching tiling, I learn...

I am getting my primary condo rent ready. Unfortunately there was a cat incident while I was away, and I believe the awesome berber carpet I had will not recover - sad because it was three years old and probably would...

I had a rental house in Kansas City come vacant in January and hired a handyman ..in process of trying to become a contractor (he had recently formed an LLC company)... to replace some tiles and paint...simple job and...