Winter is here, and where I am at in Chicago, we have had our 3rd Snowiest winter and 6th coldest since they have been keeping records in 1871. Today we may get to FREEZING (32 degrees). We have ice mounds and fee...

Hi Folks,First post here. And btw, thank you for all the wonderful posts and answers. I haven't had a question to ask myself until now. So here it goes...Does anyone (especially the landlords in the colder states such...

We are considering a new house to live-in flip. The brand new siding (installed June/July 2019) is melting above the front door. Located in Colorado, and it's been hot the last few weeks.
There is no window next to t...

My RE education is young, and I want to learn not just what is currently happening, but also during hard & tough times in the past. As someone famous once said, "... not learn history ... doomed to repeat it."We a...

I am in Northglenn Colorado (Denver), and it has been snowing a lot this week and very cold. There are ice dams building on my roof, and the gutters are totally full. With the sun out, and it rising close to 40 degree...

I'm just curious what everyone is doing with snow removal. Is there a certain depth of snowfall that you wait for to pay/DIY snow removal or do you do it regardless?  For example half an inch in Chicago like 20% of p...

Hello BP, We recently purchased a triplex in a cold climate. We understood that the roof will need to be replaced this summer, and it is two-stories tall. The attic entrance was drywalled shut, and so inspection of th...

Made it thru 3 rounds of negative temperatures, wind and snow.  About to get a week at least of 35 highs and maybe 15 lows.  Will be nice and warm.  Plus, some of this snow and Ice needs to melt.We have 7 locations wi...

Hey Guys,
So, I'm considering wholesaling this house. The seller seems quite motivated to sell the property, and he doesn't want to put any money into it. I'm wondering, on this building (supposedly 1800 sqft, thre...

To make a long story short, this imbecile of a plumber melted my acrylic tub with his soldering gun, after specifically being told to cover it and being provided with a large piece of cardboard. Needless to say he's d...