Tom Wood
Flooring for kitchens and bathrooms
What is the most common type of flooring for kitchens, hardwood or tile? When using tile for bathroom and/or kitchens, what is the most common sized used, 6x6 or 12x12?
Armando Montrond
Install LVP over tile in bathroom transition strip issue
Hi, not sure where to post this exactly (there should be a DIY category 😅) but I am installing LVP over tile in my bathroom. I don’t want to rip up the tile cause I did it in the other unit and that was a nightmare. T...
Minna Reid
Refinishing HW floors
Would you consider this a do it yourself job? We've never tried it, but as I have an entire house full of wood floors to be done, I'm wondering if this would be simple enough to take on...or not?
Pete Harper
First Renovation; Flooring advice
We just purchased our first duplex. Looking for advice on flooring options. The floors on side A need to be replaced. Water damage in the utilities, mixture of laminate in living room, and glue down tile in bath. Subf...
Garlin Smith
Laminate wood flooring in rental units?
Hey BP community, I’m remodeling a single rental, current floors are a mess and I’m considering laminate wood throughout (vs carpet or hard woods)Any feedback in terms of durability vs hardwood?Thank you!
Rob Duhon
Pet urine smell! HELP!!!
PLEASE HELP!!! I have a beautiful $430K rental home in a great neighborhood. It has tile in EVERY room. My last tenants lived there for 4 years and they didn't take care of the place at all. They had dogs that peed in...
Carl C.
Buying and renting a college house; My First Deal
Hi everyone, I posted some details about this in the deal diaries forum but apparently that wasn't quite the right place so I thought I'd share a little bit here about my first real estate (investment) deal. Back in 2...
Emily Knowles
Very old/ugly/nasty basement floor. What can I do with this? (pic)
Here is a picture of a 80 year old home I looked at today. http://imgur.com/tWsmECTYou can see it is uneven, rough, ugly. The black is adhesive left from them prying up the asbestos tiles. What in the world can I do w...
Bruce L.
Can I deduct from Security Deposit?
Hi guys,So my tenant just moved out of the place and wanted to get your feedback as far as what you all think is reasonable to deduct.Above are the pictures of damages caused by the tenant.Before Move-InDuringMove Out...
Bill Vaughan
My 2 cents (actually more like 15 grand-25 grand)
Well Well Well, my property manager just called and he guesstimated rehab #3 at 30-40 grand when I was expecting 15.
Lesson, an inspection is really nice and I strongly suggest one for people starting out. BUT you a...