All Forum Posts by: Tyler Boykin

So I'm on my first rehab. They wouldn't let me get the permits I needed. In Jefferson parish, Louisiana, you either need a general contractor or sign a paper saying your going to live in the house for 2 years... I wouldn't mind just getting a contractors liscense, but you have to have insurance before you can even take the test. I'm struggling to find something that doesn't want me to pay several hundred a month. Does anyone know an affordable insurance for a general contractor?

So In my parish in order to do work on a house to flip I either need to sign an affidavit saying I live in the house or I will have a general contractor submit all permits and be there for inspections. If I have a general contractor liscense then I can do it. Does anyone know a good affordable program to help pass the contractors exams?

Yes it is 3/4" plank it is solid not engineered, and yes its very cheap we have a lumber liquidators here. Im not sure how it would be a nail down project on concrete that would be a whole lot of drilling. Amd if i used plywood under it the height would be so high i would have to lift the frames of the doors. 

this is the wood for 1.19 i bought a bundle this is the first couple sqft from what i pulled off. But as you can see some are bad, some missing tounges and some arent even wide enough. Im saying glue because its a solid slab. 

this is the wood floor that i did in my own house. It was much darker and less flaws also its a second story so it was all on wood no glue necessary. 

this is what i did In my bathroom, im by no means an expert though does it need to be better than that? 

and lol grey tile in my bathroom im already out dated =/ what is the new style?

So flipping an 1800 sqft house and trying to decide on floors. I over budgeted on this one because i wasnt really sure what it would cost.

I have a lumber liquidators near me that sells a white oak plank for $1.19 sqft (i bought 2 bundles to check it out, and about 20% is trash). The glue seems to be the expensive part im struggling to find anything thats not going to run me $2000 for the whole house. (Unsure on sealer/varnish as of now) with me and qn assistant i can probably do it alone in 5-7 days.

Tile i have found good enough stuff at $1.50sqft and then the thin set would run around $700 for the house. And grout $500. Probably 7-10 days with 2 assistants.

Life proof comes with a mosture bearier and is $2.99 a sqft super easy install probably 2-3 days alone.

I have no idea which will raise the property value the best. At first i thought wood in rooms tile everywhere else. Some houses here have wood everywhere but bathrooms. Ive never done the lifeproof stuff but i keep being told its the way to go but im afraid people think its just cheap crap. 

what do you all put in your remodels?

First of all thanks for all your responses. At this point yeah, breaking even sounds great lol. I know its a hard profession and its a bad time to start into it. 

that being said, maybe you all can help me not lose as much. Now i bought it all cash out, no interest is stacking on me, but utilties add up and i only have 6 months of insurance.

Im a pretty compitant worker, i did all the electrical, plumbing, 90% of my ac, all the drywall, and some of the tile in my own house. I should probably do some of that to save money, but if i do it all it would take too long. Which ones should i do and which ones should i contract. No matter what i pay a contractor to get the permit and inspect my work. 

Should i fully redo the house, windows, siding, close in garage, change things to a master bed and bath instead of 2 small rooms and a small garage? Or should i just put in some cheap stuff to make it look complete and sell for what i can? 

when it comes to floors do i buy tile and actual wood, or should i go cheap and buy that lifeproof style cheap crap. Also there is a place i found the state next to me i could get enough actual wood to cover the whole house for 5 thousand(i would have to sand varnish and seal it). But then even my kitchen is wood. 

Also you said find a mentor, and groups. Whats the easiest way to find a good one? And is there a good way to find materials and labor at a better cost? 

Well its the suburbs pretty much dogs are def a possibility not live stock lol

So me and a friend are having a debate, about a house im flipping. I wanted to close in the yard with a nice fence for privacy, and they think the money is better spent pouring a nice size porch with a covering. (I live in new orleans area porches and balconies are very popular, but its a 5 bedroom house i think might be more meant for a family with kids)