I'm buying an old duplex built well before 1978. It's not a HUD Home. My financing is FHA 203k Standard Rehab loan. The plan is to do rehab throughout the property. It has chipping paint around the exterior of windows...

I purchased a lead test kit from Lowes to test for lead-based paint on the exterior of a property.  This one is badly in need of a strip & re-paint.  I know the process is significantly more intense if the current...

I need a new paint job on the exterior of a duplex. How do I estimate that cost so I can work out a budget? 

We will close on this house in about 2 weeks, and it needs some curb appeal! Apparently someone doesn't like color, because everything on the outside of this house is white! White metal roof, white vinyl siding, white...

Hi BP, what are lead paint laws in Milwaukee, WI? 

When do you refinish hardwoods?

In our first project, we refinished them after painting everything. Our thought was, since we were pulling up the carpet, it would be easier to not worry about ruining the new finished...

Hello,I just got a quote from a painter and he quoted one coat of paint, caulking and the minor wood repairs I need on the outside of my quadplex. Do I need one coat or two on the exterior? 

Hello, I am trying to decide the shutter color, front door color and brick color of the exterior of the house. The siding is greyish so I was thinking maybe a darker red for the door and shutters, but I'm not sure ab...

Hey guys my appraiser for my duplex just notified me that before being able to close I have to get the paint chipping fixed on the property. Does anyone know how anal they are about this or to what extent must this ge...

if an entire house has that old wood paneling,would the arv of ripping out and deywalling be worth it?