Jordan Thibodeau
Using Google Maps To Empower Your Real Estate Hunt
One of the many mistakes I made when I previewed 100+ homes before I bought my first property was I had no reliable way to track the houses I previewed and more importantly I didn't track the condition of the neighbor...
Trischa Scott
Tenant Painting and wanting me to pay for paint
Just wanted a general consensus on what people think about this situation. I have a tenant who signed a 2 year lease. Paint was fine at move in. A couple of nail holes in the wall. My tenant calls me one day and has r...
Tuan L.
Replace siding for a flip: Yes or No?
Hellop BP community,I am in a contract for a 2 story houses in Chicago. As part of the scope of work, I am trying to decide whether to replace the vinyl siding for the property or not. The siding is still in a good sh...
Jaime Ramirez
Rental Property taking too long to rent
Hello All - Bought a two-family home and closed at the end of April 2024. Renovated bathrooms, kitchens, added washer dryer to each unit and new lighting throughout. The units look nice, the apartments are spacious an...
Samantha Klein
What would you do to this kitchen?
I'm looking for ideas on how to spruce this kitchen up. I was thinking maybe replace the doors and paint the boxes but I'd like to go with a Java color and I'm afraid the boxes wouldn't match the new doors. I am plann...
Rick Bassett
Tenants repainting our properties
We have always allowed tenants to repaint the walls as along as they return the paint color back (in a professional manner) to our original colors by move-out time.This policy hasn't worked out too well for us we have...
Sylvia B.
Help with this kitchen -- Rehab for rental
View from living room. Shelf & cabinet with red X going away.Rehabbing a house we just bought, and we're trying to decide what to do with the cabinets. They are just plywood boxes, built in place, but they are sti...
Sam Taft
Home renovations to increase value before sale
I’m going to be selling my condo sometime around next June (23) and was looking for advice on both what renovations to make and what order to make them. It’s small (799 sq ft) 2 bed 1 bath. I will be living in it up u...
Tony White
how to acurattly estimate exterior painting cost
I need a new paint job on the exterior of a duplex. How do I estimate that cost so I can work out a budget?
Elin Trinh
What Cosmetic Changes Would You Make?
Hi BP Fam,
I have a 3/2 duplex in San Antonio and one side will be moving out at end of the month. The property was built in 2007 so it is fairly new. What 'cosmetic' changes would you make after the first tenant m...