Hello everyone been lurking for a while. Just purchased a foreclosure condo in Tacoma, Washington area. The cement floor underneath the carpet apparently has no vapor barrier. The HOA representative said that in a ...

Now, I have seen my share of destruction from angry home owners who wanted to stick it to the banks who foreclosed on them.

Broken windows, smashed tiles, cracked bathtubs and toilets, sprayed painted kitchen...

Looking into a 3 building property, all the houses are on a cemented foundation with a  crawl space.  "High water Table" is stated on  Mold Disclosure report under "Mold forming conditions" to disclose.  What question...

I just found out that due to the new Somerville zoning I can build an addition onto my two family in Somerville!This would be about 600 sq feet. The next thing I’m trying to wrap my head around is do we dig out a new ...

Does anyone have good or bad experience deepening a crawl space that is so shallow that it doesn't allow for full access to the crawl space and floor joists for inspection?

I have had some termite trouble so this i...

Hello BPers,I am a buy a hold investor in the golden horse shoe of Ontario, Canada, and currently own 2 properties. I looked at an SFH acreage just outside of town, and loved the place, but it is over 50 years old, an...

If you want to prevent your basement from getting water on the ground or overall seepage, I have been told you need a perimeter drain with a sump pump. Are there any alternatives? What is the best way to get this done...

Western Washington has had more than it's share of rain this winter. Seven inches this month alone. One of my properties has a full basement with cinder block foundation walls framed out with sheetrock. The lower h...

Found an amazing home in Chagrin falls, OH for $39,000 around 1200 sqft. The house is a complete shell total rehab. Has subfloor, electrical, and plumbing only. Also has standing water in basement that comes up the st...

hello, we moved into our newly built home in November 2022. we’ve had our sump pump running every day and water coming out every minute of every day. we had the builders come out and they decided to run a pipe to the ...