I'm in the Los Angeles area.   I am in the process of purchasing a property and wanted to know how concerned I should be about dry rot.  The termite inspector noticed signs of dry rot in the building.  They also said ...

Is it safe to say that most of these guys jack up the cost by 500%?

A property that I put an offer on has extensive amount of dry rot. Does anyone have experience with it?

Hello all, I am looking to make an offer on a three family Fannie Mae foreclosure with dry rot under the exterior stucco on at least two sections of the house. In one area it is bad enough that the wall move when you ...

HelloThe house I am in escrow for needs significant work for rehab. One of them is to take care of termites (subterranean & drywood), wood boring beetles & fungus, possibly mold too.Likely the house would need...

Hello BPers!I am under contract on a small apartment building in West Seattle.  The inspection came back with some dry rot issues along with water intrusion effecting the siding and may need a full residing / recladdi...

I found a property that could be rental ready with little more than $2000 not counting the following. There is a sunken spot in the living area and after looking under the house almost all the joists have some degree ...

I just purchased my first commercial property.  19,200 square feet with a restaurant, 2 retail spaces, and 3 offices.  It needs a new roof.  I got two bids when I was doing my due diligence.  The first roofing contrac...

Hello everyone!!So my girlfriend and I are looking in the Southern California area for an investment property to turn into a rental. I came across a sweet wedge deal online. It is a 3 bed 3ba two story single family t...

Hello everyone!!So my girlfriend and I are looking in the Southern California area for an investment property to turn into a rental. I came across a sweet wedge deal online. It is a 3 bed 3ba two story single family t...