I have a buyer interested in purchasing one of my rehabs that is about 85% complete. She was asking if should could pick out the paint colors since the paint hasn't been started. I don't have a problem with with thi...

Dear BPer's,

I was hoping to get some feedback from some of the experienced rehabbers out there. I will be closing on a gorgeous little brick ranch on Tuesday and was tossing around ideas of how to spruce up...

On my last house I used BM - Revere Pewter and it looked very nice. It was a middle between grey and beige. I had planned the same color on my current house until I put some paint on the walls today. The color doesn't...

Scranton Pa- every room / closets etc needs to be completely painted. . Will rent to College Students. Questions:
1-what finish for living-room common area and hallways. Looks like they had semi gloss on walls and ce...

Hi! I’m buying a 4 unit apartment and will likely need to paint the outside due to chipping paint and FHA regulations for houses pre 1976 (or 1978 I’m not sure). I was thinking a lighter gray with white shutters and...

Hi BP,How can I prove that I am paying my kids for painting work for my rental properties? I think it will help to write off for tax. Right? But not sure how without official invoices.

I have ideas on this fireplace, since I cant demolish it (for now) I think a coat of paint is in order.What do you think?It wraps into the kitchen though, I was thinking of having some shelving placed on this side..

Hi Everyone,

Two months ago I closed on my first deal - 2 fourplexes, less than 2 miles from my house. The numbers worked great (at least in theory - time will tell!), and now I am in the process of getting ...

I’ve seen lots of advice that recommends to paint all rentals a single color. Which I get all the reasons why. But my question is, do you really paint the entire rental one color? Common areas, bedrooms, bathrooms, ki...

I had a tenant who lived in a house for 6 years (i've owned it for 2) and painted a few walls in to almost black.  His 5 yr old daughter "painted" doors and a few walls in her bedroom and the master bedroom a splotchy...