I have a house that I'm working on that has an addition on a pier foundation. I'm trying to come up with a way to seal in the foundation perimeter, similar to manufactured housing skirting. I'm trying to find out if...

i have a corner that has rotten wood due to long term leak (years). the bottom of 5-6 two by fours are rotten and the bottom plate is rotten.the outside is brick, so i can't get to it from the outside. how do i replac...

I will be installing the insulation if use sistering Stud then I won’t be able to install the insulation without squeezing/cutting insulation. This is the reason I don’t want to use sistering Stud. Is there any meta...

Hi - have a few general questions on building on top of concrete block in a condo..1. For flooring - obviously ceramic is ok (directly applied) as well as floating floors.  If you did a hardwood floor, would you use s...

Noob question.
I am buying a townhouse, I want to flip. How do I avoid taxes and buy another home with the proceeds?

Hi All,I recently applied for a conventional mortgage, and as part of the preapproval process turned over my account statement for a Scottrade account that I use a my investing exposure to assets other than real estat...

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 ...

Hey guys!
We have a property in Texas that needs a fence update. Contractor suggested wood as the material, however I thought wood is more difficult to upkeep. Should we continue with cintractor's recommendation, or ...

Interesting perspective I have here. I'm a "numbers guy" and the numbers fooled me into buying a poor property. Had 4 evictions in 3 years. Sold for a huge profit though.The way I see it, operations matter a lot (tena...

This has puzzled me quite a bit. Particularly when looking at real estate as an asset to invest in vs. alternative investments (equities, bonds, commodities, etc.), it seems silly to me to ignore total returns. Total ...