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Hi All. I have an rental apartment to renovate in the boston area and wanted to know roughly what labor costs (including rough materials like cement boards etc., but not including appliances, cabinetry etc. ) should ...
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Just wondering what is everyone doing with the rehab on there properties, i know you get a contractor, but do you have to go shopping on what tile and flooring to use and fixtures to buy etc... or do you just tell t...
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Hello! We are ready to househack but unfortunately the hardwood floors squeak quite a bit and also you can hear clearly what is spoken upstairs in the basement apartment. Would someone please let me know which would b...
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Hello,
I own a second-floor condo. At the start of the year, my tenant moved out. I replaced the carpet with hardwood floor at the time. My intent was to make the condo unit more appealing, so it can be rented out at...
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I would like some advice on red flags to look for, questions to ask the inspector, and general advise on a fixer upper I am considering. I am looking to purchase and owner occupy a duplex. The property I am currently ...
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Had some tenants that used a plastic carpet protector on wood laminate floors. The plastic had spikes on the bottom to keep it from sliding, and those spikes ended up digging divets into the laminate floors.I assume t...
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What is the correct way to install laminate floors? Should all baseboards and door trim be removed before laying the floor and then you add baseboards back after the floor is installed? Or is it okay to add the floori...
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Hello, our rental home had a/c unit drains into the p trap in one of the bathroom and clogged the sink in upstairs. The tenants were out for 24 hours and came back found it and the water had already flooded out to th...
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Manage unit at condominium on the 3rd floor, the owner/ resident below on the second floor says every time the tenant takes a shower in the guest bathroom it leaks on their ceiling and causes water damage. Spoke with ...
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I have a tenant who lives in a 2/2 apartment with four neighbors. My unit is on the second floor, but two neighbors have complained multiple times about my tenant being too loud. I’ve dealt with multiple complaints ...