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.

Originally posted by @Patricia Yang:*New member of BP here*Hi! 

- 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. 

Essentially you have a vacant lot with utilities, but you have to demo everything and get it inspected before you can start. 

So when looking for a partner find your yin to your yang.