How much for interior designer?

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Leland Smith I am thinking paying between 300-1000 to build a BOM (Bill of Materials), which will be used for a project. One of their job is to look at comps, copy and improve, go to big box store website or my preferred manufacturer website and source the SKU or produce an excel sheet that has the brand, model, price, and qty of each and every material to be used on a project. It might take them 1-4 days, and depends on how big the project is. Of course, I won't expect for them to catch everything, but 90% will be enough for me to reach that finish line. For project management, depends on what scope or how many visits they need, I say 2 hrs every 2 days is enough for project management, anywhere around 200-400/visit should be enough, I have some projects where I charge 3-5k/mo for 6 visits/week at 2hrs/visit, but that's commercial project.

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Jonathan Klemm How about the contractor contract signing, contractor monitoring, types of tiles, types of switches, model of the chandelier, kind of texture on the walls, flooring, exterior landscape? Will you go on each and every local shops to get that? HD and paint shop "free" advice will only cover 10% of what the OP really needs, and maybe 10% is an overstatement.

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Unless you've agreed on what your partner was getting to 'manage' the job, why would you pay him? How are you splitting the profits? Need more info to address that situation.Someone like Keianna above can help you through stuff, even remotely, (there are the same big box stores everywhere), and Mindy Jensen has written a lot of articles on finding students etc to help with design. Stagers are a good resource though. Once you get a combination of materials you like, you can usually repeat the same materials in your next flip.Hope things get back on track for you. Best wishes

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Leland Smith - Go to home depot and they will provide you free design guidance at there kitchen centers. Also another place I found very helpful was the paint shops. Many places have interior designs on staff and if you use their paint they will come out to the house for free.

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Hmm, pretty interesting. More like a full design and PM than just interior design. More control means more pricey but more details. I guess spending a couple of hundred will save you thousands later on. With that said, I'm only willing to pay that much for a couple of pictures and an sku sheet and finish schedule, I can cover everything else from there.

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@Leland Smith and @Manolo D. We offer several packages for investors. Our top package includes a complete design plan from the landscaping to the exterior and interior finishes. The top package also includes project management with once per week.The entry-level service for investors includes creating a complete design plan for the property, sourcing the materials for 2 rooms, procuring the materials for 2 rooms within your approved budget (we get deep discounts because we're designers and buy through our industry affiliations) and then 2 onsite visits to ensure the materials are what we specified and installed to our specifications. We work in tandem with the general contractor. Everything from the design plan to the final finishes are approved by the investor before any orders are placed. The entry level package is right around $1000.

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Leland Smith Yes, nowadays everything is online, and it will/can be a remote and odd job. As Keianna Harrison has mentioned, they are affordable, and I agree. Personally I don't think it needs a visit to site, but if you want to be thorough, you could pay premium. For me, a floor plan and a bunch of pictures with arrow and a "finish schedule" will be enough, there should only be a table of brands/styles/colors/sizes that goes with the floor plan, contractor at my level will only need that. Yes, a 2 hour visit is all you need, he spends 30 mins on site checking work, 30 mins to write up a schedule, and an hour to talk to each and every sub or maybe all of them at once, then 30 mins extra in case of questions. It is all you really need, i mean really.

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@Manolo D. Thanks much for your input.You really think someone good would pick out materials, paint colors, floors, cabinets, vanities, fixtures, doors, trim, etc... for $1000? By management you mean picking out contractors, dealing with the contracts, payment, and then reviewing their workmanship at those 2h/visit?

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Hi, I'm Keianna Rae Harrison an interior designer / home stager based in Indianapolis. One of my specialities is working with real estate investors. I'd love to know a little more about your project. You'd be surprised about how affordable getting expert design help can be. I always tell my clients that interior design and home staging costs less than your first price drop. 😊 Happy to chat about providing virtual interior design service. Let's connect soon.