Hello!I have a house with some pretty extensive termite/water damage on the wooden framing of two exterior walls. The outside siding is brick.It looks like the entire frame needs to be ripped out and replaced but beca...

Hey everyone,Once again I find myself in a situation where I think I am being ripped off and could do a certain job much more cheaply on my own.    As I might have mentioned before, I recently acquired a multi-unit re...

I have a kitchen with 70's laminate custom cabinets. It seems worth exploring new doors and refacing the carcasses rather than ripping it all out or just leaving it.  Anyone have experience with this kind of job? What...

I'm an out-of-state investor and I'm not too much of a handyman so I'm not sure about prices but I just wanted to get a sanity check from those with more experience. I had my property management company turn over a un...

Over the course of my real estate career  I have been through hundreds of distressed properties and nothing can really surprise me anymore. Having said that, I am requesting advice on how to cleanse a property that st...

So what would you do with these stairs and flooring for resale?    So this is a split level with a sunken entrance and the builder did not put in an 84 inch tread.  The treads are $110 each and the risers about $4...

Hey Everyone,We just bought a Fannie property in good shape that we will be using as a long term hold and renting.  The house has been updated except for the baths.  I have seen a lot of these baths but never owned a ...

Pretty much a quick punch out scenario, which may help give you an idea or two. Hope it helps! Dan :idea:

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Okay, so I just took position of a property and the previous owners smoked inside for years. Everything is yellow. I’ve gutted the house and painted two coats of kilz, the house still smells really bad. It’s b...

I just sold off the old washer/dryer, then found some mold on the bottom of the dry wall. I'm going to be cutting out the dry wall but don't want this to be repeated either. I'm going to be renting this house in the n...