It has served me well so far.Exterior paint : $2.00 per finished sqftInterior paint : $1.30 per finished sqftWindows and Doors : $300 eachKitchen : $2500 for 10' cabinets and sinkBathroom : $2500Flooring : $2.50 per finished sqft ( does not matter Carpet,hardwood or laminate)Electrical Panel : $1500Water Heater : $500Furnace : $3500AC : $1500Add up all the major items and then add 25% to the sum to account for miscellaneous expenses.This should give you a good estimate of repairs.If the entire inside of a house needs to be renovated just factor $15-$20 per sqft.Hope this helps.

I have hardwood floors there, so at $8 S/F, it can hurt.Depending on the damage and call me a crazy cheapskate, but you may not need to remove the drywall and trim if you move fast and get fans, dehumidifiers, etc.

I made $3,500 last christmas eve putting a hardwood floor in a study.

So on paper it seems like not much, but it can be 40% of the overall time to complete job, depending on full scope.Assuming you are gutting and starting from scratch, I would outline:- Draw at completion of demo- Flooring installed and covered- Electrical rough in passed- Plumbing rough in passed- Drywall installed, mudded and sanded- Cabinets installed, with any crown and pulls- Counters installed-Backsplash complete (installed, grouted and caulked)- Electrical final inspection passed- Plumbing final passed- Paint- Floors finished (if hardwoods)

Hardwood floors or Tiles must be swept once a week.

This will help you get a better idea of what tile, hardwood, carpet, plumbing fixtures and light fixtures costs for your rehabs.#4 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.#5 Build Out Your Database in 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.#6 Practice, Practice, PracticeWalk through distressed fixer-upper properties (or find properties virtually online) and practice creating detailed scopes of work, quantifying repairs and estimating rehab costs for the projects.This will help you get acquainted with common rehab repairs, rehab costs & estimating terminology.#7 Get Your First Rehab Project!

Everything else is LVP (or original hardwoods).

Hardwood floors, New Kitchens, All new electrical, plumbing, roof.

The property managers also want to charge $1200 to lightly sand and apply two coats of poly to the about 250 sq ft of hardwood floors.

The house is 1200sqft 3bd/1bath, it's fully updated (kitchen and bath) has hardwood floors, new Hvac, vinyl siding, metal roof, and windows all within the last 2 to 3 years.