Residental rehab materials

[Kristen Ray]

Hello BP!

Where do you get your materials for your rehab properties? Does anyone have any suggestions on where to look in the DMV area?

[Brandy Summerlin]

It depends on the type of home but I tend to really like Second Chance Inc in Baltimore. It doesn't work for everything but occasionally kitchen cabinet deals or if something is running over budget I can grab second hand deals there. It's also for a good cause. There are builder auctions that perhaps you can check out a quick google generally will bring a few up. Most of them in the area that I've dealt with are in Baltimore. I've found that for most things if I buy from the same person/company repeatedly, I begin to get the best deals from them.  There are several discount granite, cabinet and fixture places in NoVA and Baltimore but which one to use depends on your budget and timeline. There are deals out there but you have to decide if the time for the legwork to go pick up the purchases piecemeal is better for you and your time/budget than just getting things at a central location. I do know that some of the supply houses are great for lighting/electrical/plumbing/HVAC/etc. Schumacher and Seiler is near you and they have a showroom in Crofton, they sell all the plumbing stuff.  Most of the supply houses will allow you to set up a credit account based on personal or business credit. If you do decide to go with Home Depot, they have a bidroom they can put things through to potentially lower the full price, it's done through the Contractor Services Desk which only has limited hours- I don't recall if they need to attach an MHIC license to that in order to submit for bid. They also have Project Loans which are good because as long as your project is less than 6 months, you can pay it back with very little out of pocket during the flip. There are a million ways to work it. I would recommend making a list of what you need, sectioning that into "departments", and getting at least 3 bids for any construction related project.  If you have specific needs for a project you're working I may be able to point you in the right direction.