All Forum Posts by: Susan Morgan

So this is the 411 on the house:

The house was owned a women that got divorced. In the process was not able to keep up with it.  The roof is not leaking but the dishwasher overflowed on to the cabinets so there damaged and can't be resurfaced.  Has anyone done a kitchen remodel? Are there cost effective options in terms of material? 

Hi everyone,

I just got a short sale and I'm trying to cut costs as much as possible.  The flooring at the moment is old laminate and tile it has to go its in bad shape. I recently found out you can lay wood vinyl directly on top of existing floors. It looks easy but you have to spread some type of leveler over the floors first which makes me nervous. Has anyone had any experience doing this? 

Hi,

I'm in the process of purchasing a short sale.  It's in bad condition and I don't mind doing the renovations but I need to be very economical otherwise I'm not making a profit. I'm confused on how I can economize. 

The following are a list of thing that are mandatory:

- A/C units (will need to purchase two since this is a two story house in FL)

-Kitchen (old kitchen cabinets have had had major water damage, counters are broken and will need new appliances.)

-Flooring (both floors would need to be replaced. I'm looking into wood vinyal which can directly go over existing floors so I can save on demoing the existing floors)

-Bathrooms (total of 3 bathrooms)

-Paint-(interior and exterior) 

I would appreciate and advice I'm doing this for the first time and I'm confused.

Thanks 

I'm in the process of purchasing a short sale for myself.  The bank does not want to give me a buyers commission.  I've never heard of this happening. Can anyone shed some light on this.  Also, is there anything I can do to fight this?  

@Padma Mody

 Did you have any luck with getting a good GC?  If so, can you give me a rough idea as to how much your costs came up to.

Thanks,

Susan

Hi,  

I'm looking into purchasing a short sale the price of the house is already approved.  I've had it inspected the major problem is that it has a upstairs bathroom that is leaking into the downstairs kitchen wall.  It's impossible to find out if there is mold until we open up the wall. I'm not sure what to do? 

I'm wondering will the sellers agent allow us to open up the wall to find out.  I don't know if that is something they allow. I know she's had this listing for a long time and she really wants to get rid of it. Or if I call mold inspectors will they be able to test it and find out.  

I'm so confused.......?