All Forum Posts by: Adam Abdel-Hafez

Michael Haynes No matter what the repair is, if code enforcement comes to your home for a repair they will always say it needs to be a licensed contractor. Same thing with home inspection repairs when selling a house. All that is is them covering themselves from any liability. You can use whoever you want, just make sure it's done right. Not sure about Florida, but in Georgia if the job is over $2500, then you need a permit which means the contractor needs to be licensed. That's the only time I could see getting a licensed person, which most repairs on a rental should never be that high unless it's extensive damage.

this is what you need to do 

1) provide a scope of work on what needs to be done. Never let the contractor decide the scope of work UNLESS they are referred by an investor and do that kind of thing often. If you don't know what needs to be done, then I would suggest finding somebody that you trust that could help. If you don't know anybody, then hire a property management company and they will be able to tell you what does and does not need to be done to get the place rented. 

2) once you have the scope of work, get a few referrals for investor friendly contractors and walk the house with them with the scope of work you created. Any good contractor should be able to give you a ballpark price on the spot. There's will always be unknowns, but you should roughly be close especially on a rental rehab. Depending on what needs to happen will depend on if you can just get a sub or handyman to do it all or if you need a gc. 

It depends on how 'itemized' you're talking here. To get a cost breakdown by large items like painting, flooring, roofing, etc is normal and you should expect that. But if you are asking for the cost of the paint, the cost of materials to paint, the labor to paint, etc. then no contractor will give you that kind of detail.

*what area

where area of Atlanta is the house at? A purchase price of $30k w/ comps at $150k sounds a little too good to be true for Atlanta. Sounds like you would gut the house, which should roughly be $30-$45/sqft depending on finishes. That doesn't include the exterior. 

I am close to Dave Melton , I pay about $40-$45/ board. It all depends on the job size, if you only have a small job then expect to pay 2-3 times the amount of a large job. You are paying for them to make 2 trips, one to hang and mud the drywall and the second is to prep for paint.

With flipping a house, it's all about comps. You need to look for houses rehabbed and sold and see what they did. The closer to the home your purchasing, the better. In regards to getting a contractor, you need to do the research and determine the scope of work first so you can give that to the contractor. I do flips, and the only investors I would determine the scope of work for would be the investors I work with a lot and we have a good relationship.

He could go through gatech to get an internship/co-op or just simply apply to large construction/engineering companies. Companies like holder,Balfour Beatty, turner construction are always hiring interns. Engineering is a little more difficult to get an internship with.  I went through gatech to get an internship when I went there and it went pretty well. 

I don't quite follow the leak you are discussing. Is it leaking downstairs? If so, I don't see how that could be caused from the glass door unless your saying water is getting onto the floor from a door that's not sealed properly. 9 times out of 10 it's from improper tile/drain work or shower hardware (spindle, stem, etc).

I agree with Doug W. you will not be able to match the existing shingles so if the patch is somewhere where buyers can easily see it then I would replace the roof no doubt. Seeing a roof patch is a terrible first impression and first impressions mean everything