Jon a couple of months ago I ran into a short in a 180K neighborhood. 2 plasm televisions, surround sound in the main area, Jag in the garage, no carpet on the floor in the livingroom just OSB.Some peoples priorities are just out of line.

One of the bedrooms needed new carpet but he "didn't want to waste his money buying brand new carpet for someone else" so he literally ripped used, old dirty carpeting out of his OWN house and brought over to the flip and installed (of course it was a disaster).My favorite thing about this show is that it provides solid evidence that Darwin's Theory is hard at work in weeding out the sub-par flippers.

my sweet innocent tenent never cleaned a thing in 9 months , she stained the carpet , it took 26 passes with a steam cleaner to get the carpet looking like new , she kicked a hole in the wall , these are just a few things , total 1,500 dollars worth of clean up and damages, she paid 400 for security deposit , do i send her a bill for the difference or do i have to eat the diff, i took pictures before she moved in and of all the damages after she moved out , :shock:

Musty, spider webs, a couple of dead roaches, and a moldy finished basement with damp carpet.

The carpet will get soaked.

That sounds paint, carpet, appliances, and a little minor fixup.

Though i expect to contract for $255,000 Details follow. 8 plex renovated in 2006 and 2007: new roof, all apartments new carpet, painted, new windows, new lighting fixtures, new kitchen cabinets and appliances.4 two bedroom and 4 one bedroom all with w/d hookupsCurrently 100% occupancy with 1 year leases.Sheduled gross income $3300/monthtaxes and insurance $2500estimated maintenance $1800all apartments on separate water and electriclong time handyman on premises gets rent reduction for service.

More or less as a reward to a tenant so they continue to live in the unit long term.Fresh paint, new carpets, maybe new counter surfaces, appliance upgrade.Most tenants do not stay long.

Are you going to put in carpet and have it painted?

I know most would say "no way", I am looking at it from the standpoint that the home has no carpet, it has old hardwood floors that we have not refinished.