End result was the same - they start feeling comfortable and either dont show up anymore or start increasing their quotes to no end knowing i have "so many houses". in the past i have paid guys more per hour than i have paid my lawyer and i was bothered by the fact that they thought that quoting $200 per hour is going to fly.so, what's a fair pay per hour for kitchens, baths, light framing, doors and windows, etc?

I thought it might also serve as a nice learning experience for me, since I intend to eventually do some rehabs in the future.I'm facing a dilemma with my kitchen lights.

The spreadsheet works great, but it's a bit impractical to set up on the kitchen table (if there is one) with my laptop and spend 20 minutes punching in every little thing.

Yesterday I went to get Allure at HD for a property I'm getting ready, no problem on the cherry plank, bye the Ahlar I use in kitchens and baths is out and was told its discontinued along with Corfu, the Sedona color was still current, but I don't like the look as much.

The kitchen cabinets alone are worth more in added value.I protested the appraisal but mortgage company told me to pound sand.

we had pulled one out of our first town house in Baltimore when the wall between the kitchen was removed; no real loss of heat since the dining room radiator was huge. 

Kitchen, bath.

I can usually get very cheap kitchen cabinets from the Home Depot.

There is a breaker box located in my kitchen.

Here you go...SFH A: HUD home on the west side, value nominally around $125k, purchase price $84k4br/2ba - 1,220 sq ftfull basement, not finishedneeds carpet in the upstairs and paint on the whole floorshould rent $1250 - 1400 when fixed upSFH B: Tipp Hill, paid $54k, needs some work3br/1ba - 1,850 sq ftfull basement, not finishedneeds a roofneeds paint and a general refresh from a long life with the previous ownersshould rent for $900 - $1000 when fixed uplong term i plan to add a half bath on the first floor and open up the kitchen which will add some valueBuy of these are long-term buy and holds.