All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Smith

@Elizabeth Mae

If they are electric they are easy take off the wall but you have to remove the wires. If it is a boiler type you would have the pipes that stick up on both ends. The issue is matching the walls because you usually have to add trim where the heater are. If your comfortable with electric, I would trace the wire back to the panel, turn off the main breaker, turn off the baseboard breaker and unscrew the wire. Go into the crawl or attic and pull the wire from the box. Then just remove the remaining wires. If it is the pipe kind. Disconnect the whole system and Drain the system and cut the pipes and remove the baseboard.

@Dale Nesmith would start with an architect to draw the plans so you can get the proper permits and price it out. Hiring a quality GC would help in managing the subcontractors. Check the county codes on what needs to be submitted for permits, in Richmond where I’m located you only need certain drawings which you might not need an architect to draw up. Also they spec out that they do not need plumbing or electrical drawings and that the subs have to install per code which still need inspections. Check your county permit process and maybe a GC could do most of this in-house for a few of course.

@Jesse Harris

It was In The Moseley area out towards Powhatan. Probably the last house you can get for under 200k in the area so that also helped out in selling it.

Wanted to share pictures of my live in flip, just over two years, located outside of Richmond. Originally was not going to be a live in flip but the family did not like living out in the country so we decided to move closer to town. Also just started a flip outside of Richmond that should be ready in April and will post next year when that one is finished.

Purchase Price- 3 bed 1 bath at $162,000

Rehab- $+/- 7,000 (did all the work myself, design by my wife)

Sale Price- $192,800

Scope of work- 

• Install cattle fence around 3 quarters of the property- 2.05 acres and fenced in run with chicken coop
• paint every room
• face framed the kitchen cabinets and painted two tone- Upper cabinets Cream/white  Lower cabinets Gray
• recess lighting in kitchen
• added new dishwasher (did not have one)
• moved the laundry room to better fit the kitchen
• renovated the bathroom to include a window and concrete sink
• new heat pump and furnace 
• new wide updated trim
• painted outside of the house and upgraded the landscaping 

@Chloe Philipp I used servicemagic back years ago and I hated the clients who are just shopping pricing or not serious about the project. You would pay for a lead and you know by speaking with them that they will not do the project. If you can somehow screen potential clients to the ones that are serious about a project and would like to receive pricing that would be worth the cost. If not a percentage of the project as a fee would be better. That way the contractor is not spending useless money on disappointing leads and everyone wins. If the leads are bad you would have upset clients that feel that the service is not worth the cost. It would be nice If you can bridge this gap.

@Amy H. Amy, try On the Spot floors in Powhatan, va. I used them to clean carpets before and they also sell and install flooring of all types. It’s worth a call, also a family owned company.

@Amy H. Amy, this is too small of a job for them to fix, that is why they are saying they only repair their floors. I hope you find someone, a good handyman could fix this but check references or if you can find a flooring person that works part time on the weekend for themselves. Good luck

When I get on the app, after awhile of scrolling through, it shows the same thread multiple times and then it will freeze. Is anyone else having this issue, I can scroll probably about three times then this happens.

@James Allen A lot of response in this one but I would charge about 1200-1500 for this project without looking at it. AssumIng it should be in decent condition.

@Mirchell Moffett 70k would be a better number at your ARV of 130, gives 30 k rehab and 30 k profit. If your realtor is at 150k the 80k would be at 30k rehab and 40k profit. This deal appears to have some meat on the bone to make some money depending on the unforeseen circumstances that you might find.