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This Basement Floods Ankle Deep - Pic
Just saw this basement over the weekend on a rental we visited. Since the owner is a few hours away, the tenant let us walk the property. 90 year old house with everything wrong except location and lot. Water damage, ...
Kumar Paj
Dewinterization issue- can seller be held responsible for improper dewinterisation?
Just closed a deal on a foreclosed property. I learned that the property was vacant for more than couple of years and was not winterized properly. My plumber warned me that there might be a bumpy ride ahead since win...
Andy Webb
North Texas: apply security deposit to dry lawn/foundation?
Most landlords I know here in North Texas have a clause in their leases requiring a tenant to water the lawn and (more importantly) the foundation X number of days a week during the hottest months (Apr - Sep or someth...
Jason Polykoff
FHA Requirements for Inspection
What are the FHA requirements when it comes to the inspection of a property? Do we need termite? What about Radon?
P.S. This is for a Philly area property. Thanks BP!
Kali V.
Single family with Landscape maintenance
I am planning to make an offer for a detached single family home (for investment) with SOD and sprinklers systems installed in all 4 sides of the house. (About 6k SQ.FT of lawn). I confirmed HOA doesn't cover externa...
Ryan Donohue
Essex County NJ Cap Rates
Happy Monday BP! I'm currently looking for my first investment property in Essex county and I'm curious if anyone has properties in either Montclair, Bloomfield, West Orange, etc and wouldn't mind sharing. I came...
Alex Huang
Weather Cold Snap and Vacant Properties
With these historically cold temperatures in the eastern part of the US, I'm curious to hear if there are any additional things to look for when dealing with vacant properties (with no utilities on) regarding damage?I...
Adam Sankowski
Landlord eco hacks?! How do I save on non-separate utilities???
Hey I'm wondering if anyone has any Landlord hacks for reducing utility bills. Looking to maybe take over a smaller multi and not sure yet if I'll be able to separate out the utilities or not? In the event I can't I...
Prince Dhillon
Water in Crawl Space
Hello BP ,I am Rehabbing a House in Norfolk VA and there were a lot of on and off rainfall in the area for last couple of weeks and now there is 3 to 4 inches of water accumulated in the crawl space. Its been few days...
Ashley V.
Tenant wants me to sod yard?
I am about 6 months into a lease with a new set of tenants in my rental house. In the front yard there are several large oak trees and due to the shade the grass is very sparse. It has always been this way and the ten...