Mike Franco
There still doesn't seem to be a good flooring for rentals
... except ceramic or porcelain tile.I've been researching what to replace the remaining bedroom carpet with, and I've been looking for an alternative to labor-intensive ceramic tile.This property has a concrete slab....
Rich Riesmeyer
What material do you suggest?
The recent 1000 year flood we had in SC last month has sent 1 or 2 inches of water flowing through my sons garage. The garage originally had wood paneling, and it shows that it has been flooded at some time in the p...
James Landsford
Large Renovation on a nicer rental - I have no idea if this quote is reasonable.
Longer story short, I have a nicer rental that I picked up in the Dallas area. I was going to complete some notable upgrades on it but do not have a lot of experience in completing some of the tasks. The list of what ...
Jaime Appel
Looking for a Contractor
Hi All, I purchased a condo in Hillcrest area of San Diego that I'm using as my primary residence for now. I hired a 'contractor' to remodel my master bathroom and closet, as well as demo and level the concrete subflo...
Susan Lisman
talk to me about sump pumps please!
my husband and I considering a brrrrr property and there is water in the basement and nary a sump pump to be found. All of the other homes I have visited this age have had them in place - but I know little about them...
Ed O.
Egress standards
Does anyone know what the minimum opening size is for an egress window in a basement for a bedroom? Has anyone had one built into an existing window opening?
Pro's, con's, costs, thoughts?
I may need to do this to ...
Sean O'Dowd
Would you buy a security system for your apartment building, and why?
Hey everyone,I'm a long way away from buying something and am mostly just working on a business plan right now!For people who do own apartment buildings of 6+ units now, do you contract ADT or some other online securi...
Eron A.
Will a concrete patio area above basement walls stop water?
So, I have a basement that has cracked walls, and there is humidity in the basement.I got quotes from a few different companies. Quotes were in the area of $10-25K to waterproof the basement.But I noticed something a ...
Charlie Gruber
Cost to add egress windows?
Looking at rental to purchase but needs egress windows to make basement bedrooms conforming. Can anyone give me best guess at cost of adding egress windows. Any advice appreciated but specifically looking at propert...
Chris Beedy
Adding a shower to 1/2 bathroom in basement
Hi Everyone,
I'm looking to find out if anyone has added a shower to a 1/2 bathroom and what that might cost? I'm ball parking for about 10k on low end - Hoping I can help, or do some of the work along the way. The...