Menards often has great rebates (store credit) on roofing shingles -- up to $5 per bundle.

.#3 Contact Local Contractors for Labor Pricing / Hire a GC to ConsultCall 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.You can also pay a General Contractor a consulting fee of a couple of hundred dollars (per house) to walkthrough a few properties with you and provide a detailed estimate of prices that you can use as your 'menu for 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.

The repair to the roof is pretty straightforward but it depends on roof materials and condition. the other issue could be water damage to the surrounding sheathing and rafters which could cost more. if it was all good, and just a matter of removing chimney and replacing sheathing and tooting in asphalt shingles, I'd probably do it for 1000 if it was a day project.

Cost summary through framing phase $43,149:Framing lumber $18,376Framing contractor $15,010Other costs $9,763: Builder's risk insurance, shingles, fireplace, water tap-in, misc.

However, he installs new 30 year architectural shingles, Stainless appliances, hardwood and tile floors, newly painted interior and exteriors, and more.If you are going to own a property on a street of mostly rental homes, I'd suggest that you stand out from the crowd.

It wasn't bad with one house, I would not want to go through it again for a lot of houses at once, especially with the T-Lock shingle issues that are coming up now.

As an example, I was hired to be the project manager to handle computerized implementation of business units where their business model does not fit the normal.

The roof will have to be completely removed and probably re-framed to support heavier asphalt shingle roof.

Once removed you'll need to replace the plywood and shingles on your roof, drywall the hole in the ceiling, build up new subfloor, and finally patch the flooring you have currently. 

Rehab included granite in kitchen, upgrades in ceramic tile, new cabinets, create a informal dining space in kitchen with granite bar, all new window, architectural shingles, upgraded vanities, etc.