Ashley Pimsner
Chicago contractors rule of thumb for costs to rehab
Hello BP community.I have been looking at several 3 and 4 flats on South side of Chicago and was wondering if some local contractors could give us a general rule of thumb for costs to gut rehab each unit?Light rehab, ...
Devin Berrian
Rehabbing a large 1910 2-family home
Hi all, I am soon to close on my first deal - a 2800 sf legal two-family home in the City of Poughkeepsie, NY. The basics:Build in 19103 BR 1 bath in each unithardwood floors are OK, need to be refinished but definite...
Janae Aasen
Witholding Security Deposit - Smoke Damage
Hi, This forum has been extremely helpful in navigating the world of investing and property management. I am still new at this (a little over a year with 12 units as owner and manager). That being said, I would apprec...
Bienes Raices
Is there a "wrong" direction to lay laminate, wood?
I bought laminate and was going to install it myself and the store recommended installing the planks parallel to the front door because the bedroom door cuts would be easier for me to do as a novice. But now my tile i...
Arlen Chou
In contract for another deal in Oakland, just doing it a little differently this time
I have to say that finding BP and meeting so many motivated people on this forum has really gotten my juices flowing to find and make deals. I closed on 4 units in a single complex in Oakland back in February, and ha...
Tommy Volpe
Looking to Install a Vanity in bathroom that has never had one
Hi Guys,The bathroom that I am fixing up (only 30 sq ft) has a large tub, and a toilet in it currently. I am taking out the tub and putting a stand up shower in. I want to install a sink (vanity) next to the tub seein...
Jon Standard
Landlord doing repairs a week prior to lease ending(NC)
So my landlord, after me and my other roommate have told him countless times that we would cover it(We still have a week left in our lease), decided to tell us that he was going to paint the walls back and fill in the...
Kama Ward
What's the craziest bid you ever received?
I volunteer with a local organization. They had a collapsed retaining wall on their property, as well as various drainage issues. I gathered bids for them, some were people I use, and some were various recommendations...
Account Closed
Tricky situation with the landlord-who pays for the toilet?
I rent a condo in WA state. When we rented the condo just recently, we asked the landlord to make some upgrades in the master bathroom (its a 2 bed 2 bath condo) and we offered to split the cost 50/50 (he was reluctan...
Michael D Addison
1992 uninhabitable Mobile Home; Renovate or Demolish?
Bought the described property for ~$75,000 (got ripped off). The exterior walls have rotted through in parts. It's got 3 roofs and leaks through in one spot. The plumbing works but is made of defective parts. The ...