All Forum Posts by: Nate Fleming

Hi Anthony,

I am a general/electrical contractor with with 15 years experience.  I specialize in residential work,  am licensed and bonded/insured and can pull permits whenever it is needed.  Let me know if you want to talk further.  I am based out of Springfield but Dayton is plenty close.

Thanks!  Nate Fleming

Velorossa Contracting

Hi Cheryl,

I am a general and electrical contractor in Springfield,  but have a good deal of experience with both old wood window rehabs and vinyl window replacement.  If you have the windows ready to go we may be able to help you.  Let me know if you want to talk more.  Thanks,  Nate Fleming

Velorossa Contracting

@Jack Perfett

As a contractor myself I would say majority of contractors can do both. From our perspective, when we are walking out a job we have to size up what the customer wants (when they don’t want to tell you) . Some homeowners want things perfect and are willing to pay for it, others don’t care and want things reasonably priced. Investors are the same way. To make things easier for the contractor let them know what your price expectations are, and that will go a long way.

I always ask what are their price expectations so we can talk levels of finish and such but seldom will people answer. I feel like it’s going to buy a car, and the seller won’t tell you how much they want, they just say “how much do you want to pay?”

@Joseph Bruzda

Great job! Love the old Bungalows.

Just curious, did you need to update the electric to this place?

As an electrical contractor I would say that if there was a “surge” caused by the utility company (ie blown transformer) then it would not be the responsibility of the landlord.  I’m often on calls where the surge is caused by a bad connection at where the utility connects to the houses power.  At least in Ohio,  the utility never refreshes the connections unless asked to,  so you can see places that they could be 50 years old. 

I believe it is everyone’s responsibility to use surge protectors on all sensitive electronics,  whether homeowner or renter.

I would say it could fall on negligence when the “surge” is caused by faulty wiring inside the house.  Old wiring can easily cause this.  It seems like landlords here are reluctant to update wiring here,  and honestly there’s a ton not to code.  It’s frightening.

@Aaron Murphy

I have been debating the same thing here in Ohio. In the neighborhood I’m living/looking at the house values generally go for around 80k renovated. I am a GC so I have a work crew. I recently rehabbed a full gut (abandoned house) for about 50k, and I noticed all the other houses around it got bought up, so it does make a difference.

My wife and I have been looking at “Kit” houses too for empty lots. The city is super cheap about permits, and honestly a whole lot more laid back than the West Coast where we are originally from.

So we have been thinking of sticking to about 50k. If we can pick up and rehab for 50k total then it pencils out for us, and if it needs more (even if it’s free) then we pass.