I'm closing on my next project in a week. A small 2-bed/1 bath ~850 sq ft house we are gutting to the studs. I will be subbing out most of the work but also putting in ~2 months of my own labor. While I have done my f...

I'm about so close on my first investment property and I'm exploring my renovation options. I've painted rooms using rollers and crushes before and it's definitely not my favorite activity. I've been looking into gett...

I'm looking at a property now and there is a terrible smoke smell. The bigger problem I see is they've just repainted which in my mind makes the matter worse. Can someone confirm this? How would one go about dealing w...

Is there a specific order in which you should do the flooring and the painting?I need to tear up the carpets out and replace it with vinyl or hardwood. And, I also need to repaint the walls too. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $154,600

Cash invested: $10,000

Sale price: $208,000

Solid estate sale house. Blue, purple, green and yellow c...

I just purchased my first SFR last Thursday and have been doing the demo and rehab myself. The question that I'm trying to answer is that the quotes that I'm getting from subcontractors is much higher than my mont...

I was driving by an apartment complex this afternoon and while waiting for the traffic light to turn green I noticed a guy painting the exterior wall of the apartment with a roller.What really caught my eyes was he ou...

I was just watching DIY Network quick tip for painting your cabinets; use some light sandpaper or liquid sand then roll or spray paint.

Spray paint? Is that for real? Would the result come with similar results as pai...

Wanting to negotiate with a friend/painter to paint the inside of a rental, their labor, my materials. It is a 1920's 2 story. Do you have a range?

Hello All,My husband and I are nearly done rehabbing our first ever flip. We learned the hard way about the importance of taking time to interview and gather multiple bids to find the best contractors and not to get t...