Carrie Purkeypile
Best flooring for rentals
I have always had carpet in my rentals but I’ve been hearing more praise for putting in hard floors for less expense during rental turnover. When I called in a couple of flooring guys for estimates, one recommended vi...
Miller Josh
Maple Flooring
I have a low end home we are completely rehabbing. The flooring in the family and dining room is maple that has had nothing done to it for probably 30 years. Basically all the finish has worn off and stain spots. Shou...
Chris Stromdahl
Carpeting in a rental?
I am trying to stay away from buying properties with carpeting.Does that make sense?I will take it into account if the deal is good, but my mind set is that carpet will cost me money every time the unit is turned over...
Jessica T.
Chicago Action Investors
This morning the group met to check out a few properties and discuss REI. We all met at 8314 s. Sangamon st, in the Greshham area, outside we took some first impressions and walked through the property. Everybody shar...
Rachelle St Pierre
Flooring for flips
What type of flooring are you using for your flips these days?
Rosston Smith
Best Flooring for Rentals
Hey guys! I'd like to know which flooring's you've tried and think are best for your rentals.I'm on my first property, which is a duplex and I'm looking at using $2/sqft Porcelain "Wood" Tile. The only thing I'm worri...
Tyler Flagg
Flipping a cat infested property
Hey everyone,I walked through a pretty run-down house the other day that was completely infested with cats. It looked like something out of the TV show "Hoarders." The (formerly) nice wooden floors were soaked with ca...
Jason S
Flooring-Cheap carpet or Cheap laminate?
I plan on moving and keeping my current residence as a rental.
It is time to replace the carpet and I am wondering if I should just put cheap carpet back in it or put in cheap laminate, as I believe laminate would hol...
John Hagen
Rehaping 100 year old hard wood floors
Yesterday we closed on an old craftsmen style house, we started painting and ripping up carpet and I found painted hardwood floors in good shape. We are happy to save on flooring now we have to sand and stain the floo...
Dave Charron
laminate/engineered wood?
My flip I will close on in a few weeks (the bank accepted my offer yesterday! YEEHA!) has concrete slab. I really want the look of hardwoods for living, dining room. Looks like I am stuck with some kind of floating ...