All Forum Posts by: Brian S.

Thanks for the idea of the schluter transitions. A quick google pic search shows a number of different option that could work very well and make the edges look a little cleaner.

In theory I probably could. But I think a few of the doors might be hollow centers. And then putting the track over the flooring and through the allure and then concrete sounds tricky. Not to mention getting the 50 year old tracks up in one piece without bending them.

Have you had good luck with Allure installs elsewhere and this was just isolated to concrete? About 70% of the house has some form of vinyl flooring already down that I had planned on going over. It's just the family room and a hallway that I would be placing this directly on the concrete.

I'm confused by your post. It's not against patio doors. It's against closets.

Thanks for the idea about a tiny piece of quarter round. It gives me another option to think about. The problem with these sliding doors is that the track has rounded edges, so there's no smooth way to line up against it. No matter what I do, I think it's just going to look tacky. But I may just be over thinking it since I'm the one installing it. A regular person may not even notice it for all I know. But either way, it's going to require me to be a little bit creative.

So I'm going to be installing Allure flooring soon. The closets in the bedrooms have sliding doors and the bases are nailed directly into the concrete slab. Is there a common way to do the transitions from the edge of the Allure up to the bases of the sliding doors and have it not look too awful? The drop off from the top of the new flooring to the concrete base will be roughly 1/4" or so. I haven't had any luck finding videos or pictures of how this is best done by searching Google yet, but I'll keep plugging away.

Thanks guys. I'll just leave it in and put a note on the lease about it. The place also has a half-court basketball court that should also be a nice feature when it comes to renting the place out. And yes, it's a SFR.

Andy Luck - 50k purchase price, buy and hold long term, will put about 5k-7k into it, 3BR, 2BA, 1 car garage, fenced in back yard, in good school district.

So the house I recently purchased and I'm fixing up right now is wired for surround sound. My plan was to leave the wiring in (in case I decide to sell it someday) and just cover the boxes up with plastic covers so you can't see what's inside. I'm just picturing a tenant using the wiring and blowing their speakers and then blaming me.

Would you guys do the same thing or am I over-thinking this one?

Yes, I am well aware of that. But that's not what I was asking about.

I plan on purchasing a property to buy/hold. I'm still going back and forth on whether or not I should hold the property in my name or in an LLC, but that's not the question here.

But saying I choose to own the property in my name, how do I title (the main heading) the documents that you give to tenants, advertise the property, etc. Would I just simply file a DBA with the state and make up a name and use that since I wouldn't have XYZ Properties, LLC, at the top or do I use my name or just leave it entirely blank? I would prefer to look more professional and not use my name or leave it blank.

Thanks.