Sam Leon
How do you deal with "HIGH END JUNK" when renovating a home for rental?
When renovating a home for rental purposes I tend to go with works, nothing too fancy, nothing too complicated, nothing too loud.I recently purchased a REO that comes with lots of things that are probably worth some m...
Jaimie Chen
Found new foundation problems before closing
Hi BP Community,We found a REO that had been rehabbed through the house: new wall, floor, appliances and had foundation work done on a corner of house. ACs and roof are still the original should still have few years ...
Johann Jells
Use "tin ceiling" wallpaper over perennially peeling paint and cracks.
As I ordered more of this stuff, though I'd share here. If you have old rooms with many layers of paint and cracks you know it will peel no matter what you do, especially on the ceiling. I wallpapered my living room ...
Brian C.
Best ROI Improvements in a Rental Property?
Hey guys, I'm looking to invest some money into improving my rental property so that I can charge a higher rental rate. What are some improvements that would pay for themselves in increased rent quickest?I have read t...
Just Don
Brand new- reno- doors and trim
Doing a drastic gut job reno on new basement in a 'small' house.
Read where everybody now likes white doors and trim. I was going to buy 5(total amount of interior doors in whole house) 6 panel oak doors and oak tri...
Account Closed
Ideas for Matching Floor and Wall Tiles
There are two schools of thought when it comes to tiling the bathroom or kitchen. One camp says that the wall and floor tiles should complement each other but should not match because matching floor and wall tiles mak...
Daria B.
Old bathroom fixtures
Short of cutting the drywall to remove the fixtures, can anything be done to change the color while still attached to the wall? I want to do white from the tan current color.These are the toilet paper holder, towel ra...
Herbert Wu
How to deal with no showings?
Hi, Recently I bought a new home, but have difficulty to sell the existing single family home - three months on the market without a single showing. What I did so far:- Priced at 700k+ level, but reasonably with sim...
Al Caan
Short term rental in Orlando
I am interested in a short term rental. Does anyone here have any experience with airbnb in Orlando. Yes I do not live there but thinking Orlando is a hot market for travelers. Do you do airbnb from another state?Is...
Blake Byrd
Newbie from Dallas, TX
My name is Blake Byrd, I currently live in Dallas, TX. I graduated from Texas Tech in 2011 with a Bachelors in Business Administration and went to work for a mid-major commercial contractor out of school. I now wor...