
2 September 2021 | 2 replies
This will help you get a better idea of what tile, hardwood, carpet, plumbing fixtures and light fixtures costs for your rehabs.#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.

12 May 2023 | 0 replies
This 4 bed/3 full bath home features 2 master bedrooms, with upgraded finishes every step of the way including quartz counters to the engineered hardwood floors, two wood burning fireplaces and all new windows.

4 March 2020 | 4 replies
This will help you get a better idea of what tile, hardwood, carpet, plumbing fixtures and light fixtures costs for your rehabs.#3 Contact Local Contractors for Labor 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.

17 January 2024 | 1 reply
All new bathroom and kitchen. refinished hardwood floors. new outlets and switches and electric box relocated to exterior. fresh paint, new roof, landscaping.

22 July 2021 | 11 replies
We used contractors for hard wood flooring but for carpet we used HD.

30 June 2013 | 10 replies
We added some accent hardwoods in a dark cherry recently along with the dark carpet and it really is an eye catcher.edit: the home we live in was built in 2007 and was a parade of homes winner and it has a relatively dark carpet matched with golden oak hardwoods and a bunch of earthtone wall colors, which works quite well.editx2: don't reinvent the wheel.

9 February 2024 | 25 replies
I'm no stranger to home renovations, I've had experience resurfacing hardwood, putting up drywall, installing dryers, etc on my dad's property.

30 May 2019 | 13 replies
I was a bit hesitant being that the first floor is all hardwood but she mentioned in the past that she has had to put down a non-refundable pet deposit, an extra refundable pet deposit and paid an extra $50 a month in pet rent.