Spotting SolutionsAMMONIA SOLUTION- Mix one tablespoon of clean household ammonia with one-half cup of water.BLEACH -Use hydrogen peroxide or sodium perborate (present in Snowy or Clorox II).DO NOT use chlorine bleach.DETERGENT SOLUTION -Mix one teaspoonful of a colorless, mild detergent or dishwashing liquid in a cup of lukewarm water.DRY-CLEANING SOLVENT -Volatile dry spotter or a commercial spotter such as Thoro, Carbona, Energize, K2R.

Marie Poe undefined, @Dawn Anastasi,Thank you for your advice.

Originally posted by Dawn Anastasi:I think the average is about 2.5x the purchase price is what you pay over a 30 year loan.That all depends on the interest rate!

Lots of rolls of teflon tape, plumbers sandpaper, ALLWAYS bring a roll or two of paper towels and dawn dishsoap for clean up of you and tools and messes.

I still have to run all new trim and trim everywhere.Everything you see in these two rooms is new drywall that I did myself, which is mostly what took so long.This is what the cased openings look like from the other side.I still have to get a plumber in to prep for the sink, dishwasher, disposal and run a new water line to the new fridge location.I also have to get the electricians back in the finish up the Leds under the uppers and trim out the can lights and put in outlets, etc.Then comes the stone countertops.

Took out some old plumbing once, got it on my hands, wiped it off, took the rest of the day off, felt like death warmed up.The key to getting bugs out of the property is ensuring that there are no holes in the house, eg plumbing fixtures, under the toilet, doors have proper sweeps that fills the gaps, electrical covers that cover the drywall, behind dishwasher, and so forth.

Last year I bought a house in the spring and bought siding, gutters, roofing, lumber, lights, dishwasher, prolly 80% of my materials and got a rebate chexk of nearly $500.

Originally posted by Dawn Anastasi: I just don't buy properties with fireplaces.

They're used, for example, when you have a dishwasher at the end of the counter.

It really just dawned on me too, people say "find the after repair value" that seems to imply making changes to the subject to bring it to a market value after repairs are made.