yeaughourdt

yeaughourdt t1_itwnv9j wrote

One big thing to watch out for is to not buy anything with a freshly finished basement that doesn't have a french drain (aka perimeter drain) because that carpet and drywall could be going in a dumpster real fast once the hydrostatic pressure from our clay soils forces water through the walls after a big rain.

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yeaughourdt t1_itwn9uo wrote

"Knock on all the fucking wood" is a good piece of advice when evaluating a flip. Knock on everything. I ended up buying a house with one wall that doesn't seem to have any studs in it and I have no idea how it stays up, but it does.

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