Jermaine hereIf the garage disposal worked when thay moved in then the tenant pays to fix it, and that goes for the drains too.We install debris catchers in our drains you can find them at Lowe's or home depo, thay will save you a lot of headache.

It seems very time consuming and resource draining.

@Jayden Hamilton my experience in real estate is that stress comes from not outsourcing the parts that drain me.

Leaks were Significant drain on cash flow.No metered utilities - owners felt there were no leaks.

The loss of the liquid cash is my biggest concern, but if we rent it for 5 years that is $15k down the drain.

Were are your rental properties that are draining you ?

The SOW includes the following:Removal of tub wall tileShower wall tile installation12"x24" tiles to ceilingInstall of frameless sliding glass doornew shower liner and panbacker board installWaterproof membrane all inner areasNew faucet installcenter drain installshower nichepopcorn ceiling removalnew texture and paint on valls and ceilingbathroom floor installSame 12"x24" tilebaseboard installnew vent and heater installInstall GFCI outletI was budgeting anywhere from 2,000-4,000 for this work (materials + labor) but both quotes have come in much higher- $10,000 and $8,500.My question is, are these reasonable quotes for the area?

Young people today have basically given themselves two options in terms of housing: renting, which means kicking hundreds and in some places thousands of dollars out the door every month, or buying a nice 3-bed/2-bath that they can barely afford and drains their cash flow.

Taxes $382 Insurance $120 _____________________ Total $928There goes my goal down the drain, while I don’t mind paying a little more than break even, it was hard to swallow that I would end up paying around $280 more than expected.

When we started renovating one side of the duplex, we uncovered multiple issues that drained most of our reserves.