Water pooling on concrete pad question!

Rental Property Investor · Saint Charles, MO · Member since 2017 · 28 posts · 8 votes

Hey Biggerpockets family,

I'm once again looking to the expertise of the community to help me decide how to tackle a water pooling problem. Ive got some water pooling on the driveway where the pad has sunken in various places. I have been looking into solutions and have found conflicting recommendations on the best solution.

I am curious to know what the community thinks! I have attached a photo of one of the front driveways however I have the same problem on that back patio pad. I really appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you! - Ray

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Evan Polaski
Cincinnati, OH · Member since 2020 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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@Ray Jhala, this seems to be fairly common, and while not ideal, since it does not appear to be pooling at the foundation, I would not spend a dime. Is it going to deteriorate the concrete slightly faster, possibly, but you are not looking at imminent failure from what I can see in the picture, and likely will not effect resale in the slightest.
Beyond that, you can try to lift it, cut out the trouble spot and re-pour, asphalt over, or completely remove and repour. But at the end of the day, I am not seeing any reason in the picture that would have me spending money on it.
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Ray JhalaPro Member
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Rental Property Investor · Saint Charles, MO · Member since 2017 · 28 posts · 8 votes
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Originally posted by @Evan Polaski:
@Ray Jhala, this seems to be fairly common, and while not ideal, since it does not appear to be pooling at the foundation, I would not spend a dime. Is it going to deteriorate the concrete slightly faster, possibly, but you are not looking at imminent failure from what I can see in the picture, and likely will not effect resale in the slightest.
Beyond that, you can try to lift it, cut out the trouble spot and re-pour, asphalt over, or completely remove and repour. But at the end of the day, I am not seeing any reason in the picture that would have me spending money on it.
Hey Evan, thanks so much for the feedback. I find myself falling into the trap of wanting to perfect and fix everything so I appreciate the advice. This is a buy and hold property for me that I will be renting close to the upper end of market rents for the area. Do you think this will be a significant hinderance in retaining tenants?

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