Jay Y.
Floor tile as cheap back splash?
Hello all,I have a class C rental which I'd like to do some minor upgrades, will also give me an excuse to raise the rent later on! Below is what the kitchen looks like, this is 1980 construction:I was planning to re...
Christian Gwozdz-Silveira
203k loan hold up (lead paint and asbestos)
Hi Everyone,
I recently got a home under agreement. I am converting a dentist office into an apartment unit for myself to live in. There are also three other residential units in the building. I will be completing ...
Nathan Faucett
Contractor Recommendations in Greensboro, NC (Triad Area)
Hello all - I am about to start doing some work in my basement to convert it into an AirBnB. I am looking for contractor recommendations for ElectricityPlumbingCarpentryDrop CeilingsAnd anyone else you might want to r...
Matthew Defore
What would you do with this kitchen? How would you budget it?
What would you do with the kitchen in the attached pic? This will be my first time to mess with any type of improvements on my properties?
Here's some of the ideas that I have floating around in my head now:
-New co...
Naz Hossain
Does this rehab scope of work makes sense?
Hello BP, we are currently under contract with on a triplex for 139k. It was built in 1912, which comes with its own set of issues. We initially budgeted about 50k for rehab but rehab estimates are coming out close to...
Nick Bleser
Reapair or replace moulding?
I'm turning over an apartment next month and am wondering what owners do about scratched and worn moulding besides paint. This 8 unit property is new to us and this will be our second turnover. The first apartment we ...
Talley Haines
Clean and paint cabinets or buy new ones?
Anyone have a ballpark figure on the difference in sanding and painting old dirty cabinets vs buying cheap cabinets from local big box store? This is for a b/c rental property renovation.
Jerome Nunez
Renovation Costs in Greater Providence Area
Hi BP Community,I'm trying to pull quotes for new kitchen remodel and updated bathrooms for 2 BR / 1 BA apartments (~800 SF) in Rhode Island. Does anyone have a sense of what materials + labor would cost here? I wante...
Maya Torres
Tell me! What would you do??
Hello BP fam!My husband and I are currently in the middle of working on our fixer upper and now...BOOM! Water damage in our living room wall..big hit to the budget. We were going to replace our cabinets but it’s not i...
Mathew Morford
Rehab trends to use
We am currently rehabbing our home to possibly sell or get a HELOC on. That being said I have a few questions that I hope some people can answer for us. (Im sure these have been asked on this forum, but I couldn't fin...