Top 3 DIY Skills To Learn For Rehabbing?

[Nick Thomas]

Hello BP! As I am continuing to work on a real estate investing plan I began wondering what DIY skills my team and I should learn to do. What do you feel are the top 3 skills to do yourself rather than hiring a contractor? Whether it saves a bunch of money or if it's just too easy to be spending money on. I also imagine this differs for if you plan to flip the property or rent it out. Please share your thoughts! Thanks!

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Michael nailed it.

Supplies needed: a 4-8’ extension pole. Buy a good one. Decent roller refills (microfibre, don’t cheap out), tray & liners, 5in1 tool, 6” putty knife/ scraper, good caulking gun, generally clear caulk, but good tape (frog tape almost always but 3m has some good stuff too), good 4” roller to start w baseboards,

Buy a 7” dual bevel sliding mitre for baseboards. So much nicer than carting around a 12” or even 10”. Electric brad nailers eliminate the noisy compressor drowning out your easy listening radio. Something with rechargeable batteries works well usually.

Decent flooring cutters are $100 all day long. And I much prefer a cutter than a saw or razor knife (LVP) for floors. Grab a decent flat trowel for floating when needed.

Eventually, a small airless sprayer might be in the cards if you do a lot of painting. 515 / 517 tips cover almost all needs until you get good.

Enjoy the sweat equity!