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Brianna Johnson Real investing questions
27 July 2023 | 5 replies

Hi I am new to real estate investing have a few questions to ask like how long do you stay in your rental property to fix it? What are the main areas of focus on the home

Ivona Blazevic My First House purchase
11 December 2024 | 1 reply

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $76,000

Cash invested: $25,000

Bought a foreclosure to fix and rent. Got divorced at that time which threw a wrenc...

Scott Le Tutorials/advice for painting a whole house myself?
11 October 2015 | 40 replies

I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...

Leland S. How to resuse existing stair treads
24 April 2020 | 11 replies

Hi - I have some old poplar stair treads that I need to figure out what I'm doing with. I have light bamboo upstairs and darker vinyl flooring at the bottom. Several contractors wanted to replace the whole staircase, ...

Brett Weaver Textured ceiling removal
23 April 2018 | 10 replies

I see a lot of topics about dealing with popcorn ceiling, but I have a slightly different case.  I've embedded an image.  It looks like it was "stamped".  To me it's not as bad to look at as popcorn, but my wife is ad...

Patrick M. Engineered Hardwood Over Concrete- How would you install?
4 February 2017 | 10 replies

Greetings, BPers- I am halfway through my first buy/hold upfit (a 2-story townhome) and I intend to tear out a crappy carpet and parquet floor downstairs and put in Engineered hardwood from Home Depot. Total coverage ...

Cameron Ellis Interior Paint for Rentals
7 November 2013 | 16 replies

how's it going BP I'm purchasing my first rental, getting rehab done slowly but surely as I go along. I've been hearing investors say "use flat on your ceilings, semi gloss on your trim and doors, and eggshell or ...

Scott W. Spray painting cabinets?
10 May 2013 | 16 replies

I was just watching DIY Network quick tip for painting your cabinets; use some light sandpaper or liquid sand then roll or spray paint.

Spray paint? Is that for real? Would the result come with similar results as pai...

Tuesday Goodband Carpet Choice in Rental Apartments
21 April 2017 | 36 replies

On Monday I just accomplished my first closing on my first rental property. I am looking for rug recommendations. Currently there is bur-bur in place, and when looking into purchasing a new rug an associate mentioned ...

Kat W. Can we talk about refinishing walls? Smooth vs textured...
25 November 2018 | 25 replies

We bought our first home this past summer and didn't realize how bad of condition the walls are. We knew we had a few issues, but now realize almost every wall in the home needs work to look decent.We had planned to s...