Scott's Estimating Rehab Costs book to estimate the cost of replacing the front door and two sliding doors in a townhouse in Ashburn, VA.

And thats why they are selling for 25% of replacement costs and create a 2% rule rental return.. so for my clients that I fund buying those it is a business for them and they are stacking them up and plan on being in the landlord game for a long time.   

I am getting estimates on replacing a old oil boiler with a new gas boiler to heat the rental house.

He's asking that they either be replaced entirely or that the controls be replaced. 

At what point do I start replacing the boilers, albeit before they actually break and have to be replaced? 

That way over the first 6 months to a year we'll take care of all the deferred maintenance, some preventative maintenance, and replace certain things that eat away at your R&M budget.

I'm ideally looking for companies that have experience with larger homes and who also have basic maintenance capabilities to address issues like broken toilets, replacing HVAC air filters, etc.Any response here or via DM is appreciated, thanks!

The same street was flooded in 6/2021, as later found out by us this past few days.With many components to replace/restore back to "agreement of sale" date condition, (electrical panel replaced/inspected; basement windows grouting/pointing washed off; HVAC system; all the wood/drywall, etc), it is likely he won't be able to get everything done by closing date 9/14. 

Nathan,     To your first point, I have two years of rent equivalency saved in reserves for this property; we replaced the roof two years ago, all appliances except the fridge are new or refurbished, the water heater has been replaced and the fence/gates mended from a tornado.

The broken vent pipe and disconnected shut-off valve should both be pretty simple fixes, maybe $200 - $300.The gas fireplace would probably have to be replaced and could cost $3,000 or more depending on what you get.