All Forum Posts by: Carl B.

Thanks @David R smith, I did price out a few, and checked with Lowe's as well. I've since realized it does not seem worth the extra effort/expense to change the stairs from carpet. Interesting comment about grout in the planks for the bathroom/kitchen areas. That bit hadn't come up in my conversations with any of the contractors. You've done grout in the kitchen and bathrooms for all your properties?

Hey @Michael C., some partners and I purchased the property in July. I believe the seller was asking for 152k. We ended up buying it for 142k and agreeing to rent back to the seller at a below-market rate ($400) for three months while their new build was being completed. The property is generally in good shape, but we are looking to put down new flooring, hence this thread, and do some painting before we turn it over. We intend to self manage it and rent it out in the neighborhood of 1,150 to 1,250. 

Thanks Langdon

@Cameron Mac great to meet you! I live in the Dunn Loring area, just west of DC. Like some others in NOVA, I've looked out-of-state to invest as well. 

@Evan C., I also bought my first buy and hold in NC this summer. I purchased a 2B/2.5B in Clayton, just south of Raleigh, through an LLC with some partners. So far so good. Cameron, If you have any questions about LLCs, commercial lending, refinancing, or finding an agent, let me know and I'll do my best to answer and/or point you in the right place.

Interesting point, @Andrew S.. For what it's worth, I just received a some other flooring estimates and none of them included the stairs. The major reasons I heard revolved around price and durability.

One company was open to doing the stairs but advised against it in a rental due to cost. As an example, each LVP stair nose which serves as the cap installed on the top edge of the stairs was $25-50 without installation costs. For a staircase with 12 or so stairs that's getting up there.

The other installer I spoke to works for Lowe's. He said they don't even allow for LVP installation on the stairs because the noses often break too quickly.

Thanks @Langdon Clay, I really appreciate the feedback. I'll reach out to the Multifloors team. I've certainly been thinking more about the benefits of LVP and will be going in that direction. It seems just having carpet on the stairs could be rather odd so I am considering extending the carpet to the second floor landing/hallway as well until it meets the door thresholds. After that point it would be LVP in the rooms. If you have any thoughts on that let me know. With that said, thank you for your help!

Hi BP! Hoping for a bit of advice. 

I want to convert the floors at my 2b/2.5b rental in Clayton to luxury vinyl planking. It currently has carpet everywhere with the exception of the bathrooms and kitchen (tile). A few questions.

1. Can anyone recommend a good flooring installer in the Raleigh/Clayton market?

2. I've looked into Lowe's Smartcore LVP product and wondered if anyone else in the market has used this? Any other brands you've liked?

3. I've been told converting stairs from carpet to LVP/wood can be expensive. But it seems odd to leave the stairs as carpet. Any advice here?

Thanks!

Morning All! I plan on attending the Deals Meetup as well, thanks for the tip @Mark Cruse. It would be great to meet up with any who are attending. @Jevon W., please keep me in the loop about the potential meet & greet. I'm actually not too far away from Arlington; currently in NW DC around U St.

Congrats Matt!

@Cassidy Burns Congrats! I am not far off from there, location-wise. I suppose appreciation is a large part of the play in NW DC. Best of luck!