All Forum Posts by: Tasia Turner

I’m so frustrated. The contractor I hired had subs in painting and caulking the trim work. Now all of my brand new baseboards, door frames, and window frames have paint strokes, caulk drips, clumps, etc. They look pretty terrible up close. It’s all BRAND new and shouldn’t look like this. Can I make him sand them and start over? I still owe him more money for the job, and I hired him to start on another flip for me next week- but I’m definitely rethinking it with the subpar work that has just been done. Dealing with contractors is definitely the most difficult part of this business..and I think especially since I am a woman. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Thank you for your reply, @Chris Mason. I definitely agree that an analysis and appraisal would take too long and be costly. I guess I was hoping someone might have a ballpark figure for me. I sure wish gut feelings were convincing enough for partners. Lol. 

Thanks @Amy Aziz. My partners are thinking No to the vaulted ceiling, but I think if we gain at least that much in value (and then some), it would be wise to go ahead with it. It definitely opens up the space more (and half of the hard part is already done/ripped out).

We are in the middle of a rehab and the contractor is removing part of the ceiling to add support beams and open up the kitchen. While looking at the space today, I realized half the ceiling is already ripped up, and it could be awesome to vault the ceiling. The added cost of labor and materials would be about $1,500. Anyone have experience with how much value a vaulted ceiling adds? I’m considering doing it, but I don’t want to over-improve. Thanks in advance.

I’m going to mimic what a lot of other people have said on here, and say read Brandon Turner’s “The Book on investing in Real Estate with No (and low) Money Down”..and read everything else on this site that you can. Listen to the podcasts. Save anything you can. Start going to meetups and network with other investors. The best investors are only as good as their network!

I just completed my first flip with barely any of my own money because I found a killer deal and then partnered with a more experienced flipper who had the money and resources, so I was able to get paid and learn a lot throughout the process! You CAN invest with little or no money. Pm me if you have any questions or if I can help at all. Good luck!

Sent you a pm, searchin primarily for single family. Thank you!

Side of the house.. I think it’s terrible siding, but then again it’s hard to imagine it with fresh paint.

Hi BP Land. I’m currently in the demo process on my first flip and still tossing around the idea of replacing the siding. The house is in a higher-end neighborhood where resale values range from $400k-$600k. The siding that is currently on the house is from the original build in 1978, and it’s vertical wide planked wood. It’s not attractive. My business partner seems to think we can just power wash, replace rotted sections and paint it. I think it needs to be replaced. Help us settle the debate! What say the experts? (ps- my partner is a GC and his employees would be doing the labor- so the material cost is the major deciding factor here).

Thank you for your reply, @Wendy Patton. What you described in your first reply is exactly what we are doing (subject-to and a second due to the owner)..and with help from our local title company. I thought that maybe contract for deed and and a second due to the owner could be combined and then do subject-to on her existing loan. We got all the kinks worked out and out house in currently in escrow! --now just some tax lien title issues :-D The fun keeps on coming! lol. Thanks again for the advice.

Our end buyers and our current seller, rather