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Natanya Vidales First time home buyer with upcoming home and pest inspection
7 May 2022 | 3 replies

I have a home and pest inspection scheduled next week and it was brought to my attention that in addition to the home inspector I should hire a plumber to check the lines and a structural engineer to check the structu...

Gary F. New roof, exterior paint, and pavers driveway ROI?
4 July 2018 | 3 replies

I’m going to be listing my house on the market. I’m shooting for mid-August listing. Talking with my agent he suggested replacing the roof. It’s a 30 yo wood shake and ugly. Also new paint. It’s about 25 years old. A...

David New How often to paint exterior of beach houses
2 September 2021 | 12 replies

For beach properties that are within a few blocks of the beach, how often are you having to repaint the exterior of your house? I’m trying to have some idea to calculate for reserve capex needs. Thanks for any feedback.

Bienes Raices Vertical blinds
5 May 2011 | 12 replies

I was wondering if other people are using these in their rentals (not just on sliding glass doors, but on regular windows)? I've grown to hate the horizontal mini-blinds--and the vertical ones seem so much easier if y...

Jason F Cypress or cedar Shingles
7 January 2009 | 8 replies

Does anyone know how expensive cypress or cedar shingles are?

The look really nice on homes and I wanted to look into using them.

Forrest King Should I replace the windows and siding?
31 May 2016 | 2 replies

I have a house (1600 sq ft, 3 bed 1 bath on slab) I paid 105k for. It was a d- in a nice neighborhood, comps in the high 100's and low 200's. In 2008 it appraised for 135k, now worth 146k as is. It's a Frankenstein/Go...

George Batton Signs of leaky roof
6 December 2007 | 5 replies

This house that I am buying has several stains on the dry wall ceiling. They are light brown almost like coffee. Is this signs of roof leakage, and if it is how easy is this to fix?

Drew Denham Thoughts on different colors on upper and lower cabinets
4 April 2017 | 9 replies

I'm curious if others have had success in their flips with different upper and lower cabinet colors. I'm debating painting cabinets of a small home (800 sq ft $60K ARV) to add some character and differentiation. Upper...

Matthew Warden Strict Requirements for FHA?
16 May 2013 | 6 replies

We are looking into buying a house that was recently flipped. We will be going the FHA route. However, the garage was not touched at all. I'm afraid the inspector will reject the loan because of the garage. It has two...

Daniel Molina Roof decking opinions
2 December 2020 | 3 replies

Hello everyone, I am purchasing a home that needs a new roof. The roofer has told me today that the old decking wood has wide gaps to where when the new roof shingles are placed that the roof shingles may miss the woo...