Rob Gribben
opinions-roof damage and repair
I have a two year old shingled roof on a rental house in Dundalk, MD (Rowhome). This past Saturday a section of the shingles blew off. We had winds in the 30-40 mph range (gusts). The roofing company does not want t...
Aaron Van Curen
Best Flooring for Value-Add
Here's the quick layout...I have 8,800 sq ft of space that needs new flooring because I hate carpet. I haven't closed on the deal yet but this is something I will do right away. I am using a private lender for the dow...
Pixel Rogue
Unique damages from exiting tenant…
Hello everyone,Have a long-term tenant who recently exited. We have been fortunate to rarely hold any security funds from former tenants. In this situation we have a former-tenant hyper sensitive to return of full se...
Shawn Turner
Bathroom flooring tile or laminate?
I bought a property that has tile flooring in the bathroom that is cracked.
Should I replace it with tile or is there a better option?
Stephen Camardo
rehab techniques for a concrete block framed condo.
Hi - have a few general questions on building on top of concrete block in a condo..1. For flooring - obviously ceramic is ok (directly applied) as well as floating floors. If you did a hardwood floor, would you use s...
James E.
Building your own home - what did you get right / miss
Hi BP!
My wife and I are making a move out to the burbs and buying a small SFR that will need a reasonably extensive rehab.
Rather than going through the entire rehab thought process with everyone, I wanted to ask:...
Sean Pincus
Flooring / Subfloor
I am renovating a house in Philadelphia. I have old growth pine tongue and groove 'subfloor' on top of the flooring joists (3/4" thick). I then have a 1/4" thick layer of what appears to be MDF or possible masonite. I...
Ben Papke
Tile vs plastic shower surround, refinishing vs replacing tub
Hey everybody, I am in the process of fixing up a house I bought and am planning to live in it for a bit as a house hack by airbnbing out part of the basement and eventually rent out or potentially sell it on down the...
Andrea Jones
Carpet tiles, tacky or a good idea?
Does anyone use these and do they 'look' like carpet squares when put down? I'm thinking of the plush tiles, btw.They are more, but if a LL has to replace wall to wall with every new tenant, these might be more econom...
Matthew T.
Key Management System
Looking for ideas.
I have 133 units and trying to figure out a good system for managing all the unit keys. I strayed away from master keys systems for all the units but do use master key system for all 36 basement...