Hi everyone, I have a friend buying a duplex for a rental. They are using a conventional loan and the appraiser is saying the ceiling needs to be a firewall. Anyone ever see this before?

Hello Everyone,I am interested in purchasing a duplex that does not have a firewall in the attic. What would I need to have done to get it installed? Would I need an architect/engineer evaluate the property before ins...

I’m sure this is specific to my area, but we just got inspections done for a property we’re about to close on. The house was converted from single family to a duplex. They stripped it down to the studs and rebuilt it,...

I have a detached garage which is more than three feet from the main structure, however the roofs of the two structures are touching. Does the wall in the garage need to be fire rated? I don't know of the three foot r...

Hi everyone!   So my case here is I do not have a fire wall behind the dry wall in my townhouse rental, and for a newbie like me, I am getting lost in what options I have.  HOI will not take on the townhouse without a...

I just received the inspection report on a duplex we have under contract. There are many many issues - including safety issues.  The report states that there is no firewall between the duplex units. How expensive is i...

We are going to buy a home that has a carriage house (on the parcel) and I was curious how I could firewall the liability if something were to happen in the onsite rental .... I would assume I cannot place the buildin...

I'm not sure if has as much to do with the fact that I purchased in my LLC, but the insurance policy I had on the property gave me a cancellation notice because they did an inspection and determined the firewall did n...

We are looking at buying a duplex. We've been informed that, while the property is a multi family, it (and a couple other properties) were deeded as condos. The HOA was dissolved many years ago leaving the condos with...

I live in a newly constructed town home (2 years old) - I've had rodent problems for the past year with mice scratching the walls and making entry into the home. Critter Control has been at the property several times ...