Cody Barrett
Refinishing floors by yourself for a rookie like me?
Shoot it is expensive to have someone come in and refinish floors. I never had to get a quote before and I had a GC come in today and check out my plans. He actually told me to scale back a bit and not renovate as m...
Zoran M.
Painting whole house w/ spray gun -- ceilings, wall or trim first?
I recently signed a contract to purchase 3,200 sq. ft. duplex. In order to stay within budget I intend to paint the property myself. Given the size, I will be using a Milwaukee Airless Paint Sprayer ($249 at Home ...
Zachary Peek
Looking for some perspective on my situation
Alright so to start I want to give you some background. I have worked as a bartender for the last 8 years of my life. Paying off all debt and saving money. Recently became a real estate agent. Closed a deal in the fir...
Jon Klaus
Refinishing hardwood floors
I have an old floor to refinish that hasn't been maintained in many years. I'm thinking sand, stain dark, and apply a few coats of polyurethane to really make it shine and pop. Am I on the right track? I'm not doing...
Joe Edgar
HUD Racial Discrimination - shake down
This is more a venting session in the event anyone else has to deal with this. My property manager (who is of race 1) was accused of racial profiling against a tenant of race 2. The claim was that the discrimination...
Don Meinke
best value, best product for attic insulation
Looked at the store yesterday at different insulation products. No calculator in hand but seemed shake and rake(I call it shake and bake) was double or triple cost of blow in regular stuff.From there it was hard to s...
DG H.
Fix or lower rent
I've wondered what would be cost effective in a working class blue collar rental when someone moves?...Fix all of the *little things* all bright and shiny hoping to get $525 or just clean and rent at a lower rent like...
Raechelle Carroll
The 5 Best Pieces of Advice I Can Give
As a newbie investor (been around the business for 25 years but just got started on my own) there is no shortage of advice from "seasoned" investors. Every place you turn there is someone waiting to tell you some "ex...
Diem Tran
Evictions in Phoenix
Hello Everyone.I'm currently thinking about investing in 20+ MF. My question today is : Are evictions easy in Phoenix, AZ? I've heard about some crazy stories in Connecticut about how its cost a couple thousand dolla...
Samson Kay
100% Owner Financing Deal - Chicago Heights
I just sent in a LOI (Letter of intent) on the purchase of a twelve unit apartment building using Owner financing. Basically I will be able to take possession of the property for his cost of commisions and any clos...