Do you buy your supplies for the contractor?Flooring?Appliances?Vanities?etc.....It seems if you are buying the supplies-  you could get 6 month no interest financing -  you could get the cash back if using your credi...

I've just received a quote to fix a 4x8 area of a kitchen floor following a pipe leak in the subfloor.  The labor being performed is: Remove damaged woodRemove any damaged floor joistsRemove ceramic from 4x8 area to r...

Hey everyone! I have a single family home, built in 2009 new laminate floors installed in 2015. I have some tenants that moved in May of 2016 and the floors were perfectly fine. During the move out inspection the PM n...

What does it take to get LEED certified?

Hey BP!I just picked up my first rental property (Richmond, VA).  Since my experience to-date has been rehab only I'm fearful of overbuilding.  There are three items that I would appreciate the group's input:  (1) app...

I have an entry way floor that I am trying to figure out what to do with. Sorry I don't have a picture, but let me explain. It's a two-family home. The floor I am referring to is when you open the outside door into th...

In the above house, the kitchen had linoleum.  The top scraped off and left the paper and glue.  I tried wetting it but it doesn't seem to come up other than an inch at a time.   The dining area had carpet.  Once remo...

is there flooring for bedrooms that is perfect for pets in chilly Nebraska???rehabing my 1st SFR, nearing the flooring portion of work. there is thin(1/2" or maybe a bit less?) and narrow hardwood throughout the 114 y...

I've searched every keyword(s) possible here at BP and while finding some info I wanted to get more insight. If there has already been a discussion that I didn't find feel free to post a link for me.

My duplex was bu...

i know this is a rookie mistake, but believe me i have learned from it.

so i have a rental i just picked up, and it appears to have had water sit in it at some point. we find some black mold around the baseboards an...