Then go to as many REO properties as you can and practice your skill set.Here is some more info that should help you:Break up the home into sections - Kitchen, baths, flooring, paint, stucco, landscaping, plumbing (including fixtures), electrical (including fixtures), HVAC, interior doors, door casings/baseboards, windows/sliders/front door, roof, foundation, misc., and garage.Once you know what the common costs are for each area for a specific size home, you can see how easy it will become to walk in and walk out 15 minutes later with a rehab figure in your head.For instance, I know that a full gut and remodel including new toilet, new vanity, mirror, sink, glass door enclosure, stone/tile on shower walls, etc will run me $2500 per bathroom.

Complete kitchen, two complete baths plus a new one, move a staircase (a huge project by itself) and re-rock (tape and paint) half the house?

If you buy a house that needs only paint and carpet, you make those repairs, and then turn around and ask for a new appraisal, the lender is going to look at the appraisal more skeptically.

We are getting ready to paint the exterior.We also had a little bit of an issue with a fire.

Is it as simple as filling the crack, filing it down, and then painting over it later?

Do any of you other Flippers / Rehabbers have a go to Greenish color? I have a few Browns that seem to really be liked by buyers but Green has been kind of a tough one to find that many people like..

Could use a deep cleaning and some minor repairs (new front door, fix soffit, paint, carpeting & damp in one corner of basement).So, how should I counter?

Plaster on lathe walls are covered in soot. what is the best course of action demolish and replace or clean walls and paint?

Call it mid-life crisis, whatever, the smell of saw dust and paint really gets me motivated.

ARV 110KDeal #2 SFH 1774sqft Contracted at 75k it was a rent so it needs rental fixes, new carpet new paint some minor stuff.