I'm trying to come up with some ideas for painting the exterior of our latest flip.

Under the kitchen sink and lav sink.Check all the blinds.Wash window draperies.Pest control the inside and outside.Touch up painting.Check all hoses replace hoses if necessary, turn on and off all stop valves, replace with new quarter turn if necessary.Garbage disposer gets a thorough clean - ice, vinegar, hot water, bleach.replace AC filter.WD40 every door hinge.Recaulk exterior door jamb if necessary.New light bulbs where needed.New backup battery for smoke alarm.No carpet cleaning, all my properties are tiled porcelain or natural stone.Inventory of hurricane panels and hardware.I keep an inventory of drawer pulls that is needed for each property and buy enough when there is a clearance sale.

I also went a little outside of my normal design box to make this house stand out and hopefully sell quickly.

If the bids aren't where you want to be, go back #4 and iterate on the design You could easily spend a few thousand dollars (or more) to get to the point where you'll have a plan and firm bids in place so you can decide if you want to move forward.

Think about the tax question this way: Suppose you were designing a system to fund the operation of the government.

Cities will no longer be designed around parking lots.Will people be more likely to move to urban areas now that parking will not be a concern?

It just depends on what works best for your budget.Note: I worked as a junior interior designer at a firm that specialized in multi-family projects.

Another thing is what is the design of the buildings like?

These are houses that are only 10-12 years old, in move-in-ready condition and only need basic renovations.Add basic exterior repairs and exterior painting, and we're closer to $20K (about $12-14 per square foot).

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