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What are everyone's thoughts on painting brick homes vs leaving original. Is the cost to paint and maintain the painted brick worth the investment vs leaving natural?
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $100,000
Cash invested: $63,500
2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 730 sqft cottage.
Currently rented for $1,200/mo.
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I am having some brick re-pointing quotes done for my town house in Virginia and a water repellent treatment was added to one of my quotes. It was recommended that every 10 years of so this treatment be done. The pr...
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Anyone in the Peoria, IL or central IL area have someone they'd recommend to put a brick facade over existing brick?
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Beaufort.
Purchase price: $100,000
Cash invested: $63,500
Currently rented for $1,200/mo
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Beaufort.
Purchase price: $100,000
Cash invested: $63,500
2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 730 sqft SFR.
Currently rented for $1,200/mo.
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Hi BPers, So this is one of the many possible REI I'm pouring over before finding my 1st deal and taking the plunge. I'm having a little trouble coming up with an offer Price. I'd like to get some feedback on my numb...
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There is about 3 feet of brick around my buildings before the siding starts. I was going to power wash the brick just to clean it and I was thinking about sealing in the brick? I started reading online on how to do ...
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Can I get opinions on Staining brick walls vs. painting them? Which is better? Which is less expensive? Which last longer? which one seals better?I have a duplex that I am renovating and the bricks look like they coul...
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Just curious if anyone has thin brick flooring in there house and what it’s like to walk on daily