Scott Tennant
Load bearing or fear mongering to get my business
Hello! First time poster here, hoping to become an active member going forward. I am working on some minor renovations a house I am flipping and ran into some conflicting information from contractors. I'm hoping t...
Marlia Stone
Water Damage and Broken Pipe
Hello BP,I have a duplex located in the philadelphia area. My property is completely vacant while it is being worked on, and I haven’t been there in about a week or so. This evening I sent over someone to my property ...
Vicki Gleitz
closed floor housing
We are working on rehabbing my sons little craftsman bungalow. Someone suggested that we knock out a wall [structurally would not work] to create a more open floor plan. Maybe it's because I am slightly younger than ...
David Shikiar
Ground up Multi family Residence in Reno
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) other investment in Reno.
Cash invested: $175,000
This property is a ground up construction of a MFR in Reno. Land was acquired in May 2019. Construction ...
Carlos Alvarez
Permit for bathroom & kitchen?
Hi BP'ers:We are a property that will be getting a remolded bathroom and kitchen. The work on the bathroom includes counter tops, new cabinets, lights, new tile on the floor and in the shower enclosure. The work on th...
Luis Montanez
Structure basement wall bowling issue
Got in the house today and the biggest problem is a basement wall crack which looks like a serious problem.Have not done a house with this type of problems so not sure how much $$$ we are taking about.My plan is to u...
Craig Curelop
Noise in Bottom unit of up/down duplex
Hey everyone,So I am house hacking the bottom unit of an up/down duplex in Denver. Overall, things have been good, but my biggest problem is that the ceilings are paper thin. I can hear EVERYTHING the upstairs tenants...
Yvette Chung
Basement wall cracked - potential structural issue?
I am currently under contract for a duplex and just recently had inspections done. In the inspection it was discovered that the house may have structural issues. Inspector explained that there is a horizontal crack in...
Julius Smith
Structural Issue - Crack in Foundation Wall
Hi all, I'm currently looking at a property as a flip. The most significant issue i found from my first walkthrough was structural. See below for a pic where you can see a crack in the foundation wall. House appears t...
Account Closed
Cracks in exterior brick walls...structural issue?
I am looking at buying a foreclosure property. The property looks good except I noticed some cracks in the exterior brick. The cracks look like they have previously been filled. The exterior walls look straight I a...