I'm looking for a rough estimate on the cost to removal asbestos 9x9 tile in Rochester, NY. 

In other news, our drywaller should finish tomorrow and we hope to start finish painting and tiling tub surrounds this weekend.New tubs installed and ready to tile:Returning the ceilings to white:Kitchen:

& I certainly appreciate the time & effort it takes, but It's gratifying to stand back & see YOUR finished design evolve from the original demolition.I've done 3 in the last 12 months & the last one took 244 1x2ft porcelain floor tiles but I did loose 15 lbs.

They also offered to pay for their own painters if they could choose the color(s) & then they upgraded all the outlet plates, the toilet, both bath sink faucets & took back the kitchen backsplash tile we bought & they paid for upgraded tile.

That being said I understand I will probably get a better selection at a tile store than Home Depot, but will the pricing be any better?  

@Nick SmithUse tile and put it down directly on the concrete.Frank

All:  I'm just starting out in NJ, and I was hoping to get some good advice.My goals are to get into the pattern of doing 4 rehabs a year and 1 buy-and-hold a year.I'm considering buying a 3-family (about $300K-$400K) or a 2-family home ($230K- $280K) as a buy-and-home investment property.  

Also , I was not comfortable when this last contractor brought in his 14 year old kid to do tile work as it might be a violation of child labor laws in Maryland, not sure.

Back to the numbers....Conventional Loan 25% Down: $45k  Amount financed: $135k @ 4.75% 30 years - $706/moTotal Renovations:$16k (I'd say $12-$13k was related to the one unit's rehab - new flooring, new a/c, new fridge, new kitchen cabinets, new toilets, new water heater, painting, new washer/dryer, replacing back door, refinishing tile in baths.  

@Curt SmithI'll make a really broad statement, if you do want to do one or two sandwich lease option deals a year it's not a big deal as far as being licensed, this is only my opinion but I think most "departments of real estate" could care less of 1 or 2 dealsThe big point I'm trying to make is if you want to do 50 to 100 of these deals a year, there's no way around not being licensed in most states because you're acting as a major business operation, there is a pattern of similar business activityAnd I've said this over and over, all it takes is for you to get a negative reputation at the department of real estate in your state which will stain your reputation from being licensed in the future; all it takes is one real estate broker to write a letter to the commission and now you've got headachesIt's prudent just to get licensed and build a business you can be proud ofA sidenote:  I think a lot of people on BiggerPockets think that if you are licensed it stops you from doing creative deals,  that's not true at all.Regarding sandwich lease options on nice houses in nice areas, Dodd Frank excludes your relationship with the owner as an investor, if your subleasing and sub optioningI think there's a great opportunity for you getting rent credits and doing creative contracts with your owner as an investor with sandwich lease options, but don't be broke and not have some reserves like 3 to 6 months in case the tenant buyer doesn't pay you when you sub option and subleaseAnother issue is be careful of who you let into the house and make sure the tenant buyers  work on their credit and save money for down payment and they truly want to be homeowners.