The work: We hire out a lot of the major work but still do some work ourselves, including demo and kitchens so we got started on that right away.

One of my biggest worries as a contractor is gettig involved with a previous house with radiant flooring because during removal of the flooring the demo guys can hit a line and cause water damage. 

Demos, Wholesalers are basically like realtors without license, guidelines, rule or regulations.

Do you suggest us getting the company in for the remediation before work starts, or wait till we demo the house, and remove most all things that won't stay anyway, such as carpets, vinyls, kitchen cabinets, wood paneling?

I can pay the $35k and rehab it when I could just get a different property altogether for less or I spend another $8k to demo the existing property and clear the lot and end up with a piece of land that probably has no value (if houses in that area are worth $25k).

Never buy based on any rule of thumb, put a pencil to it and assess the value to you.Sandy, in Jeff City, of all towns to get into some asbestos filled demo deal!

I pay about $300 to live in the top part of my duplex which is a 3br 2 bath and im converting the third floor to a master floor and in the process of demoing the bathroom. $300 to live in Lakewood is a win in my book and if you structure your deal right you can be there too and it seems like a no brainer cause its about $700 to live in one of those studio apartments in Lakewood.

- level the floors, demo existing tiles and install new flooring - 20K (cost of bathroom floors included in bathroom remodel line item)- demo existing kitchen and install new higher- end cabinets, quartz countertops, new appliances - 35K- remodel 3 bathrooms- 40K- paint inside/ outside - 7K

Item Material Cost Demo $0.00 ExteriorFenceDecks $620.86 Landscaping $0.00 RoofGutters $0.00 WindowsSiding $0.00 Paint Contractor to provide paint Kitchen $7,508.67 MasterBath $2,147.78 GuestBath $1,441.61 InteriorFlooringBedrooms $6,750.84 Plumbing $71.76 Electrical $344.82@Sergey Tkachev - Hi there! 

The demo crew will also remove all of the smaller trees and bushhog the underbrush.