Kyle Dwyer
Rehabbing an Old Outdated Duplex
10 September 2020 | 6 replies
Replace siding, adding covered back porch, and rehab interior.
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Labor Day Edition)
7 September 2020 | 1 reply
Four bedrooms and two bathrooms complete the interior, including a master suite with polished concrete floors and a wooden alcove perfect for applying make-up.
Adrian Fajardo
What is the best approach in acquiring 3 separate MFH?
11 September 2020 | 12 replies
I haven't seen the interior so hopefully I can do some updates there.Like you said, I won't know too much about the seller's current situation.
Steven May
Successful Live In Fixer Upper
25 September 2020 | 6 replies
The scope of the rehab: All New Interior Paint Some Exterior PaintNew Floors in the Master Bedroom New Stainless Steel Appliances Painted Kitchen Cabinets and Added New Hardware Tore Some Kitchen Cabinets Out and Added Floating Shelves New Light Fixtures All New Sod in the Backyard New Privacy Fence Interior Drain Tile and 3 Support Beams Added to a Basement Wall Epoxy Painted the Basement Concrete FloorNEW HVAC System Framed the Whole Basement Out and Hung Drywall - Mud, Taped, Sanded, And Painted All in all the live in rehab took 6.5 months The numbers:Bought: $125kRehab: $11k (1/3 of that was the new HVAC system) Appraisal: $168k I was happy with the refinance appraisal number I gotI am able to refinance out of the PMI, lower my interest rate, and lower my monthly payment I forced about 30k in equity I did not do a "cash out refinance" as I wanted to live my equity in the home and pull out a HELOC in a few months to allow for a purchase of another property or a "rehab fund."
Tony Lueken
Experience with foundations
13 September 2020 | 8 replies
This typically happens in the first years after construction and will cause the interior floor to slope down towards the walls.
Jonathan Gutierrez
Should I fix the foundation on my first property
10 September 2020 | 2 replies
Looking for some advice and opinions on if I I should go through with foundation repairs or not worry about it. other repairs needed are roof, and replacing some siding, and cosmetic work within the interior.
Aaron Rizzo
Is it worth adding a bedroom to a1BR SFH RENTAL?
4 May 2021 | 18 replies
, concrete, floor joists, sheetrock, tape, mud, paint, romex, finish floor and interior trim...I use $7 tube sealant when I paint, and exterior paint @$38.
Rene Owczarski
Is the Des Moines metro market overheating?
22 September 2020 | 7 replies
Saw a recent MLS listing for just shy of $60k (granted, in Sherman Hill) that was advertised as needing a full interior renovation.
Jeff S.
Do your contractors wear masks?
1 May 2021 | 27 replies
I found I was not able to get enough air when I was carrying a solid core door upstairs and into a bathroom (yes 100 year old interior doors are solid core) with a mask on.
Elina Khovzun
Flip or rent? Property in South Park Seattle
14 September 2020 | 4 replies
I don't remember but if it didn't have a kitchen and bath on each level, adding that and adding appropriate interior doorways could net you a 'real' up/down duplex or if easier to permit that way just a home with ADU.