After I gut and paint, but before I bring the new kitchen cabinets in?

My step dad owns apartment comlexes, a paint company, and did own a construction company.

It's been painted and the flooring--both carpet and tile--looks okay, both bathrooms would need some work.

It's been painted and the flooring--both carpet and tile--looks okay, both bathrooms would need some work.

The best tip is making sure the mobile home can stay in the park.

Our schedule for the remaining of the work is:sheetrock crew to repair and install sheetrock where needed; install all trim work and paint all interior rooms;tile bathrooms, install cabinets and new toilets and fixtures;install new kitchen cabinets;install new appliances;carpet crew to install carpet;clean yard of debris, trim shrubs and trees;paint exterior trim of house;new front door and light fixtures.Working at night after work and on weekends for our part we expect to be finished by late March.

If I would like to lease this property, I was thinking of framing, putting up drywall, painting the walls white and adding carpet.

I'm talking refinishing hardwood floors, painting doing most the kitchen and bathroom.

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Hey streamland-I'm sorry I don't have much advice for you, but wanted to let you know that I'm also new to real estate investing and (like you) a colleague of mine and I are talking about forming a partnership for the sole purpose of investing together.Fortunately, we both have excellent credit and a significant amount of equity in our homes, so we're planning to use that to get our feet wet.Maybe we can exchange tips/ideas sometime...