.#3 Contact Local Contractors for PricingCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.Note: Some contractors will be reluctant to share pricing without seeing the property, but tell them you are just looking for a rough budget number you can use on future projects.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

Shingles seem heavier carrying them up the ladder to the roof. 

I recently had a woman who purchased a flip from me find a way to contact me with a problem she is having with the property that I flipped, sold to her by my agent.The day of the inspection for the purchase of the property, there were some shingles (asphalt shingles) that came loose, and I opted to replace the areas that cam loose before closing. 3 months later, Las Vegas had one of the most powerful windstorms in 10 years.

Here is a shot of the first few treads going in.A frequent visitor is giving thumbs up to the hardwoodPost 49 - garage progressAt this point the garage is ready for shingles and siding.

Go with a good shingle and ice and water shield.Then ask the tenants which side of the building they see at the worst and do those windows first.

After the inspection on saturday was finally completed, i recognized the need to get estimates on a new roof because of granule loss and missing asphault shingles.

Maybe a little low - however since we are building and I know the quality of materials we are using I have a good handle on how long they will last/cost to replace etc.If they are new builds I think most of what you would put there depends on the quality of materials used, quality of construction and the types of things that will start to wear out first based on your weather etc.Roofing, siding/windows, water heaters, appliances, exterior paint, etc are what I would foresee needing attention and the largest expenditures as time moves on (and for those of us in hail prone areas  - the random damaging hail storm)If I follow the new construction route for an extended period of time I'd plan on selling around the 10-15 year mark so I avoid the maintenance issues that will likely start popping up around then.We will use SmartSiding which has a 50 yr warranty, Smart trim and if my partner can get a hookup on some discount or odd lot Class IV impact resistant shingles we'll be using those on the roof.  

The most common materials which contain asbestos are drywall joint compound, sheet vinyl flooring (not linoleum), vinyl floor tile, floor tile, mirror, and other mastics, window putty, pipe, tank, and boiler insulation, HVAC duct insulation, asbestos-cement flues, asbestos-cement shingles (roof or wall), acoustic ceiling texture, stucco, roofing materials, and even sound insulation on steel sink bottoms.

We've been told by a couple of roofers that it's at the end of it's life and they could attempt a patch, but the shingles are so brittle that one patch might lead to another which leads to another and so on.

I'm told it only costs $1.5-3k to put new shingles on a roof.