Joe G.
Tenant's paint overspray on garage floor, advice on actions
I need advice from the experienced property managers or landlords out there.
The floor of a two car garage from a recently vacated home has a good bit of black spray paint overspray on the floor. Power washing and ...
Michael H.
Exterior Painting, Repairing Roof Cost 2,800 sq ft (NJ)
My general contractor is quoting me:$32,000 to prep, paint exterior of the home$19,000 to replace asphalt roof$23,000 to prep, paint the interior$19,000 wooden floor refinishing (polishing, filling in any cracks)The h...
Dana Powell
$40,000 or $7,000 to paint 1368 sq foot rental?
Extensive drywall repair needed in over 1/3 of this 4BR/2BA in Washington,DC. Price includes partial cleaning and then painting of 8 radiators. Contractor's painters are employees with 10-20 yrs tenure with company. ...
Adah N.
Lease Language To Make Tenants Pay To Refresh Paint
It is quite expensive to paint. About to spend $2500 for labor and materials to repaint a 1400 sqft townhouse. BTW this is a competitive deal for my area. Yes, we self manage. No, we refuse to do any of the work. Th...
Justin Chhabra
Flipping house - Paint entire house same color? Cabinet Colors?
Flipping my first house and was wondering if I should paint the entire interior of the house the same color (Kitchen, Bath, All Rooms, etc). After reading a couple of posts here I have decided to go with J Scott's re...
Marci Stein
Tenant test positive for lead paint on bath tub
Not sure how to proceed —2 adult tenants. No children . newly moved in and tested for lead on peeling paint on side of painted bathtub. Positive. From what I’ve read, I am required to remediate this if a child under 6...
Philip Hernandez
Lead based paint Seller knew and did not disclose
What's up BP community. I just bought a property that literally 2 days after we closed on it the tenants informed us that the city had cited the owner for lead based paint, and that it had to be remediated. The owne...
Mike M.
Most durable paint for high moisture bathroom/steam room?
Hi all,What do you recommend as the most durable type of paint for a high moisture room such as a steam shower and or sauna? I was looking and saw a couple of recommendations. Benjamin Moore has an Aura paint, and the...
Joe S.
What color do you paint the handrail for stairs?
What color do you paint the handrail for stairs? We had a stair handrail that was painted white and before the contractor even got through working in the house they had dirty nasty handprints all over the white. I had...
David V.
How to deduct painting expense for a rental property
This is a two part question1) If I hire a painter to paint an entire inside of my rental house for lets say for $3,000 would this be considered a repair expense (improvement) that needs to be depreciated or would it b...