He hit the nail on the head.

You nailed it, pull out equity and save capital.

Not a good basis to form an opinon from on a legal issue, there are many who break laws and get away with it, many get nailed too!

I think Jon Klaus pretty much hit the nail on the head.

They dont really sit there like hawks nailing people for going 56, but if you get crazy its what they point to as the line you crossed.

First off all, how much damage will have been caused by nailing the subfloor to the hardwood?

You hit the nail on the head with "it takes all sorts" as I myself have come across the same youngsters who have it all figured out but haven't even left the comforts of their mommy & daddy.

Your post here is in the rehab flipping forum and should belong in the landlording forum (in my opinion) since that is your strategy.I suggest you get educated on your local costs of such repairs and nail down a figure rather than have everyone on this board guess at it with the limited info.

thanks for offering help, I actually passed on that deal, had some fashion shows to nail haha, but I'll definitely look your way once I lock in another potential lead.

This, in my experience can be most effectively managed by1> Hiring contractors which will not "screw you over" Easier said than done that is fir sure.2> Having good agreements drafted with your contractors ESPECIALLY if you are not hiring a GC ((and in some cases even if you are)) bottom line is that you should prbably have elements in your contractor agreemrnts which nail down a couple of things which are......Have clauses which penalize your contractors for going over the timelines.. which is a per day charge of xxx amount of dollars.