All Forum Posts by: Dumitru Anton

 @John Weidner,

Please read this again. IT IS TRUE!

 @Nancy Roth,

with granite you care about this:

-material cost

-installer cost

-solid cabinets under (also leveled!!!)

-solid floor/subfloor under the cabinets

-additional reinforcement between cabinets and granite

this would increase your chance of selling in the future (with a bit of cleaning and buffing)

@Bart Barabasundefined

since you are close, i would drive the area at night (especially weekends) to see who are your renters.

Good luck

 @Christine Swaidan, allow me to answer that: 2 years is the timeframe a medium (not stellar) renter could make your newly renovated unit into a dump, even with every 6months inspections.

but also, if you get a good, clean tenant (notice the change from renter to tenant= they think of your property as home), you don't have your money in the property for more then 2 years, which allows you to respond to changes in the market.

@Nancy Roth, I would also focus on durability and ease of maintenance. Also remember Kitchens and Bathrooms is the way to a woman's heart.

....I would recommend the "Lazy Landlord" series here on BP.

@Edouard Pierre, 

I would take @John Casmon's advice and also look on the bill for the bi-monthly charge for garbage.

Also take @Larry Smet advice and make sure you are using the metered account.

now the 1,000,000 bucks question: why is your bill so high?

if you have any bill history, please check for any high's and when. 

then you go back and check why: a single toilet leak (flapper "melted" from bleach products) can do 3,000 gallon like nothing

@Joey English,

sorry i could not vote with the fingers from my feet also.

I'm going to call @David Krulac and @Brian Gibbons  and @Rick H (Rick the Probate Guy) to give you even more tools to help people.

Continuous Success

 Nice, i see you go for modern finishes (something not seen much around ATL,GA)

Only one suggestion: knowing southern cooking, next time on top of the range make sure you put at least a 300CFM range hood (Asian style cooking grade, double fan, grease collecting features)

you may thank me later :-)

 People in life are glass half empty, glass half full and glass always full.

 I like you already: "When life trows you lemons, make lemonade"

When the scrapes come off may i recommend a good nice-smelly long hot bath?

and a banner on the wall/fridge: "DO NOT TOUCH A SHOVEL!"

also there are people in the world paying big money for mud baths...:-P

glad too hear you're OK

 @ Steven Maduro, I told you long time ago: you should have bought a stick-shift wagon! 

That should have cured you of the "drive to the property to be renovated" aspect since you would have smiled ear-to-ear all the way to....:=P

Good to have you back!!!

did the competition managed to match your level of renovation/design?

P.S. i think your "mother/sister" grumpy mentor K.Marie Poe managed to step the wrong toe-fingers....she is Account unknown now....Pitty, i liked her posts/advices as a novice investor