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I am new to these forums and to the real estate investing world… I recently acquired a single-family home that's a non-conforming duplex. The previous owners paid all utilities for both tenants and included that in th...
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I have a unit with a dropped ceiling. I feel like it looks dingy and cheap and I'm hoping one of you fine investors can give me ideas on either good tiles to use or an alternative to the dropped ceiling. Thanks in adv...
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Hey all! I am looking at some properties in, lets say, up-and-coming parts of Los Angeles. When estimating my renovation budget, I have a tendency to go towards picking things that are MY taste, but not necessarily th...
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Hi! I was wondering what you believe the best strategy to drive up and increase the price for a rental property. What key factors would you consider? Would you go for flooring first or paints, and how much would a new...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $45,000
Cash invested: $45,000
Sale price: $42,500
2 bedroom, 1 bath with over 1100 SqFt. Tons of natural ligh...
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I just ripped out the carpet and pad at a new place I bought, and the subfloor is very dirty. House had a really bas smell, probably from pet stains that soaked through carpet. Carpet was heavily stained. Basicall...
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I'm under contract for something of a BRRRR property. It needs some interior cosmetic work, but interior design is not my strength. There is a strong cigarette smoke odor so I'll be doing whole house paint including...
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hello Team!I'm getting ready to show a recently renovated duplex in Minneapolis, just listed it on Craigslist actually.I don't have the time (nor the budget, blew that on the reno :) to stage it. I'm curious if there ...
I am doing a rehab and the interior doors and trim are stained brown and are in decent condition. When it's time to sell, would it show ok leaving as is in brown or would it show better to paint white?
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The warm color scheme we used on this house really came through beautifully. Once the house was lightly staged with furniture, we put air fresheners throughout the house and listed it on the market. We accepted a f...