Please share your recommendations for electrical, painting, drywall/plaster repair, hardwood refinish, masonry (small front porch), and kitchen and baths remodel.

The landlord is telling me to pay for the entire kitchen replacement as it is not repairable and the brand/colour is not available anymore.I agree only on paying the fair market value of the countertop before the damage occured.

Just know that it will soon go the way of the Tuscan kitchen.

#5 You Don’t Need the Money for a WhileIt’s possible you’re in a season of life where your kids’ vehicle purchases or college decisions are either several years in front of or behind you, that you’re in a home that doesn’t need a massive kitchen renovation, or just that you have spent some time planning well, establishing savings accounts, and minding your expenses.

Kitchen and br cosmetic upgrades also.

In buying this home we hope to gain some knowledge of benchmarks like, how much exactly does it take to repair a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, roof? 

Over the years working as an architectural designer and now as a structural engineer I have dealt with numerous projects that have been built without permits.

Apartment investing allows me to live a life by design NOW vs waiting until I retire.

New paint, light fixures and kitchen countertops.

Most likely, a place built in 1909 has has asbestos in the plaster walls in floor tiles in the kitchen and roofing materials have asbestos.