I know the Director of the construction division of License and Inspection and if you are doing anything other than cosmetic painting and maintenance you will screw yourself if you do not obtain permits.It is a good suggestion to use contractors properly licensed in Philadelphia.

Paint: Agreeable gray is king still don't let anyone tell you different!

So you're the guy cleaning up the yard, trashing out the house, working the rehab or supervising the rehab, learn some of the work you could do without much time...paint, demo, basic repair, cleanup, etc.   

My GC primed and painted over them a few times thinking they were just old, stubborn stains that needed extra product, but they kept coming back after each rainfall.I hired a water intrusion detection company to help me pinpoint the problem - they said the new roof seemed solid and that based on infrared and temperature readings, the moisture is coming in from the partition walls.

Other exclusions are roof replacement, anything requiring a permit, exterior painting if more than 5% of surface, "maintenance related to the garden, lawn, or landscaping," anything covered by any of the various required insurance policies, etc.

Ginnie ViganskyGender: FemaleAccommodation Preferences: Shared room with own bed, Ocean view if possibleAbout Me: Montessori Teacher turn real-estate investor, who loves to dance, I also enjoy traveling, gardening, the outdoors, painting, photograph and creating great dishes in the kitchen.

I'd have to invest around $5,000 in new windows and some other capital, improvements like bathroom improvements, paint and texture.

I'd have to invest around $5,000 in new windows and some other capital, improvements like bathroom improvements, paint and texture.

PM told me "the areas that need to be scraped and painted.

We added value by re-doing the whole house, installed vinyl floorings, rebuilt 2 and a half bathrooms, re-painted the whole house, replaced all the hardware in the house, installed new lighting, ceiling fans, re-painted the kitchen, and completely remodeled the upstairs.