Choose an inspector who is through has a portable computer.

One bedroom is decent sized, the other two are 9x9 kids rooms with small closets. 

I did hear that the 10 mm is much better for rentals... 4mm would be for low traffic closet areas.

Around here, the classic 2 or 3 bed apartment will be built in the 20's to the 50's, it has a living room in the front, dining room in center, kitchen in rear, and bedrooms to the side, all with closets, and hardwoods. 

Also after the phone and iPad flipped out of my hands I lost confidence in closeting the deal with a contract.

Manager lives on-site.Ok, those are the things that are positive about the home and community.Now for the things I feel would need to be added/completed/renovated before ready for sale or rent:New gutters - ~$800Laminate flooring in kitchen and bathrooms to match entire house - estimated $500Stove/Oven - ~$600Fridge - $700W/D (optional) - $600Window in master bedroom - $200Ceiling fan in master bedroom - $200Kitchen sink - $200Redo all door trim/paint all doors/rehang, replace or adjust a few doors - ~$500 (just a guess)Add small door to water heater closet ~$100New master bathtub - ~$8003-4 panels of skirting need to be replaced - $ (no idea) but estimating $200Ramp/Stairs/Deck leading to front door needs to be replaced - $1000Landscaping in front - $200Cleaning entire home to make ready for sale - $200I'd like to get a foundation specialist to look under the home (free)Roofing specialist to talk to me about the metal roof (free)I need to ask her about the furnace (forced air) and its age and working condition.I need to factor in about three months of lot rent (at $375 per month) for the renovations to be completed - $1125And I'd like to have $1000 set aside for unexpected rehab expensesGRAND TOTAL = $8925This would mean that our negotiations to the seller would start at $11,075.First, are these figures anywhere close to realistic?

home depot for 99% of the items, except louvered closet doors (always broken at HD), and "modern" sinks (lowes only).HD is cheaper, closer, i know where everything is located.Menards, .5% of the time.Lowes .5% of the time

I would price out the plumbing and electric for the smaller stacked units (think ge space maker or smaller) in the units before a free standing building....you just need a closet size space and they do this in the efficiency units (450square feet) where I have a condo rental..this may put the costs for electric back on tenant if individually metered..

My husband has had an iPod Nano for years. He likes to listen to the podcasts while he works outside and doesn't want to use his phone since it could get broken.  Using iTunes is a big pain and I'd like to get him a n...

Haven't been doing any mailing myself in a while and that printer is still in my closet if anyone is interested.