We chatted about the flip last night, and he told me that he thinks he can 'gut a room in one day and put it all back together (electrical, drywall, trim) in one day (!).

The frame was damaged as well as the trim.

Nick, what I like to do in this situation is use a lighter color grey for the brick, THEN on the same color swatch, I will choose a darker color from the same swatch for the trim and/or shutters.

In order to be nicer I suggest:- show property extremely clean, yard grass cut well, bushes/trees trimmed ($400)- good paint job ($1000)- scratch and dent stainless steel appliances (they are a wow factor) ($600)- living area no carpet...

Plans and permit for repairsRemove all partitions - including plumbing and electric - installed in the basement and enclosed porch with one story brick building addition being used as part of 1st floor dwelling unit with out a building permit.Submit plans and obtain permit for all related work to authorize alterations to basement or restore the building to the original state. 4037 - Submit plans and obtain permit for enclosed rear porch and brick one story addition now being used as part of the 1st floor dwelling unit.Window trim and sashes are rottingFailed to maintain the exterior walls of a building or structure free from holes, breaks, loose or rotting boards or timbers and any other conditions which might admit rain or dampness to the wallsKnowingly performed construction work in violation of stop work order.

There is nothing wrong with sending letters to people saying you buy houses, clean carpet, trim trees, or whatever.

Otherwise, it's mostly cosmetic - paint and trim and some new fixtures.

Eggshell for the walls, semi-gloss for doors and trim.

Base-Trim-Accent-Door.

This seems to be a very active - and extremely informational - place...Thanks for the welcome....and I'm hoping I get out of this with a credit score still above 700....especially with the lending industry going the way that it is....One follow up question - how do you find a GC (or other repair man) who is willing to do small jobs - I have a few places which could use small jobs (e.g. installing one window, some trim, hanging ceiling fans, replacing door frames, minor electric work, etc, etc, etc)...but everyone wants large remodel jobs - not the small stuff....Help!