I bought my first rental about 4 months ago and things are going great...knock on wood.

I'm not saying I wouldn't pay a premium for the service, of course I would if I found the right people.

Additionally, because so much stripper was used, it made the wood extremely soft, so when any type of chisel or sander that was applied, would cut deeply into the wood… It was literally a nightmare!

@Scott Weaner, depending on the company doing the imaging, it could range from wanting to replace the pipe at a cost of $3500-$5000 to just a cleaning to root removal which will be a few hundred $$.There was one company in our neck of with woods which has bright trucks (PM me for name if you want), who tried to replace the pipe and use strong sales tactics.

Back in my youth, when I swung a hammer doing side-work building all-wood decks, I could do a 1:1 ratio and make decent weekend money... but that was some 30 years ago!  

Expect to pay a slight premium for the rate, it is normally designed as an ARM loan with a 20-25yr. amort schedule, some offer a non-recourse for an additional 500-1000 basis points.

The kitchen got the most attention with an LVL to open to the living room, we also added wood-grain tile, white shaker cabinets, stainless appliances, granite, and a mosaic back splash.

Perhaps it's normal in your neck of the woods.

We are doing 3 bathroom floors (wood and concrete) as well as a basement living room in the epoxy.

Want to evaluate from long term + premium on rental.