Im from canada and ive been emailing another investor in the U.S and she was telling me my $15000 rehab costs were too low. 15k for her would be paint and carpets. Thats it.  For me 20 grand would be 2 bed rooms, half...

Does anyone have experience painting exterior brick? I have seen some nice rehabs in my area that turned out well but have never done it myself. Is there a special paint, any recommendations on colors, sheen, or cos...

I purchased a house with an add on apartment 2 years ago. I knew that the add on was done in 1997 but the combined building was listed as having been built in 1979. I asked my real estate agent whether this was right ...

I have a nice little 2 bedroom , all done new paint etc ,all that was left was the lead paint certificate . Now this house is on 4 acres , an old farmette . The inspector starts walking to the old buildings and tel...

Hey guys, I was wondering what your take was on this situation.
I'm thinking about buying a few older rental single family homes vs buying a newer home.

Here are the specs.
Older House
Built: 1950 - 1970
Cost: $40k -...

I spent the day in a new investment property priming a bedroom that was originally painted pink, then "retouched" and "textured" with a sponge and globs of prostitute-passion red latex paint . The tenant painted all t...

We want to make this house as appealing as possible. To that end we plan to change the color. We will replace the roof and paint the siding. What colors would you recommend?  Note: This is in Louisville KY.

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I am pretty close on having an offer accepted on a huge 3 fmly, 9 bdrms, 3 bthrms, 4,600 sq. ft. house in Dorchester, MA. The outside it's totally distressed with old, ugly, flaky...

We are preparing our house for future tenets and we began to wonder about paint. Our house is currently painted with colors that we chose based on our personal preferences. While we, and many others that have seen our...

I about to put my first offer in on a house I intend to fix and flip. Couple of questions for the pros. First, it's listed at 83 and I need to obtain it in the 75-76 area. What would you reccomend as my initial of...