Dan Earl
Height difference in flooring & Should I cover hardwood with LVT?
I have 3/4" hardwoods in the kitchen and have carpets everywhere else. This is my primary home. Hardwoods were neglected/scratched badly and carpets ruined by a tenant. Now I need to figure out what to replace the car...
Louise Dowd
Will landlord policy cover floor damage from burst pipe under hse
A pipe under the duplex burst and filled crawlspace with water. Pumped it out with pump. Now floors have started buckling because of excessive moisture when site was wet. Will insurance policy consider this a cover...
Vickiel Woodard
Tenant proof floor coverings? getting the most bang for the buck
Hey BP, I'm in the process of rehabbing a rental and wondered what flooring was best for low income rentals. In my area 3/1 rents for $600-665. The unit had carpet in it previously but I'm going for something more d...
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What kind of Material?
Not sure if this has ever been suggested before, but I thought it would be nice to develop some sort of Rehabber's Materials Cheat Sheet. Maybe like a chart with House Type on the top and Sections on the right?
For e...
David Krulac
Not ALL $30,000 properties are pigs, though many are....
Re: @Ben Leybovich Whether they are in Ohio or not!Mark Twain said, "Don't argue with an idiot, people won't be able to tell the difference." I don't think Mark Twain was Russian, though he did use an alias.I don't s...
Mark Ferguson
Meth remeditation
Hi, I am looking at a house that had meth smoked in it. It was not a lab and the results came back at under 5% or .05 in each room. The problem is the furnace tested the highest which means it was sent throughout th...
Steven Sestir
Tenant burnt a ring into the kitchen floor
Hello everybody,
I did an inspection on my properties and I found that there was a black burnt ring on my floor in my kitchen, I talked to my tenant and told them they would have to pay with their security depos...
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carpet vs. laminate...?
Hi all, I am in the process of renovating my first rental home, and have run into my first problm: my partner wants to put carpet down; I think laminate (or some other durable floor covering) would be better in the lo...
Larry T.
carpet or linoleum?
Hey everyone,
what do you use in your rentals? Carpet which would need to be replaced each time? Or linoleum or pergo which would sustain several renters?
Thanks!
Colin Simon
Investing and renovating unit sold by heavy chainsmokers
I'm currently looking at a 2bed, 1ba condo listed at $250k -- comps that are B-grade have sold for $320k in May 2019, and A- grade units in the complex seem to rent for around $1800/month. It's in a good part of town,...