Waverly Rennie
Ellicott City MD contractor charging >$300 sqft for rehab
Our architect has done a good job helping us draw up plans to rehab a wing of an 1880 property (including some tear down and re-creating) and suggested working with one of the three contractors he often uses. The cont...
John Christodoulakis
Rehab 100 year old property
Hello everyone! I am looking into possibly getting a property that is over 100 years old but I have some big question before I do that. Taking a look at the building it seems like nearly all of the windows need to be ...
Ari Bachrach
The most annoying item to dispose of: tires
I bought a terrible house in a good neighborhood about a month ago. No one else wanted this house so I was able to get it for a great price. The house is a gut rehab, but even more than that, there's one thing that sc...
Account Closed
Homedepot or Lowes?
Im just curious on which store you all use for your rental property material and why and what you buy there?
For me it is a combination of the two.
Homedepot:
For paint I use Kilz Pro-X dead flat, all fans and light...
Tricia O'Brien
How to Research Crime in Neighborhoods Online - Indiana
I am an out of state buy and hold investor who buys in Indiana , and I just realized the Indiana Regional MLS has stopped listing crime statistics by city and neighborhood in the "community reports" section of the ML...
Mario F.
About to do start Demo - should I test for lead and asbestos?
Hello, I just purchased a fixer in INglewood CA. A fourplex, which was build around 1940. We are about to start the rehab process in one of the units. The contractor I talked to today didn't seem very worried about...
Artur A.
Rehab vs cosmetic renovation by Property management contractors
Hi. I've recently bought an out-of-state rental property in Cincinnati, OH.
My property manager gave me a list of rehab items for the unit. What are your thoughts?:
I'm thinking about doing a rehab vs. just fixing &...
Marvin Michel
Help. Strangers using my garage for storage. Tenant being evicted - OH
Hello,
I am in the process of evicting a non-paying tenant. My tenant is currently in jail on a felony charge so he is not on the premises and marshals are going to have to come to aid in removing his personal belon...
David Hays
Sacramento Planning 10,000 More Units - How does this affect you?
Caught this article a few days ago from the SacBee:Sacramento Launches 10,000 unit Downtown Housing IntiativeFor those investing in the Sacramento market and willing to share, I
Jon Klaus
Sub-dividing and developing land
I'm looking at a 50 acre tract that I'd like to sub-divide into 5-10 acre home sites. Or not even developed home sites, but smaller tracts that the buyers could develop later. I'm looking for resources for learning ...