Mala S.
Is Solid Hardwood in Kitchen a bad idea?
Hi I am considering installing solid hardwood flooring in the kitchen of a high end rental unit. This is a 2Bd2Bath.Aesthetically speaking, continuing the solid oak throughout the apartment into the kitchen will look ...
Andrew S.
Painting Pressure Treated Wood
One of my properties has a brick patio with treated wood guard rails. The red brick color and the treated wood don't make a really nice color combination, and I'm thinking about painting the wood. Now, I have certai...
Arjun K.
Engineered Hardwood vs. High End Vinyl Plank
Situation overview: New rehab. Luxury-type, but not the highest high-end. High end would target $2500 rent. Median rents are ~$1,500. This one is at $2000. Pet heavy market and unit will go on market off-season ...
Jerry W.
New Doors, slab or Preframed? How do you fix your doors?
Hey Everyone, I have done all kinds of door replacements. I like using preframed doors and try to just save the trim around them to use again. Awhile back I bought some doors and just removed the hinges and using a ...
Anne Wallace
Hardwood floors
I recently acquired a SFR that is in huge disrepair. The family neglected their roof which leaked onto the hard wood floors below. One of the people gave a quote on something else said they were 1 inch oak wood floor...
Sandy Uhlmann
Wood Decks: Painting Vs Staining
I have an older house that I recently rehabbed. We put replaced the old wood decking with new. I am trying to decide if I should stain the deck or if I should paint the deck? I am leaning towards painting it thinki...
Steve A
Recourse When HW Floor is Engineered, not Solid?
Just purchased a 12 year old, 2,100 square foot home. As part of the deal, we got a $2,200 credit to resurface the hardwood floors (approximately 800 square feet).
After closing, we had a contractor refinish the flo...
Bienes Raices
Would you put Pergo/laminate in your own house?
I was just curious if people would go with this instead of hardwood to save money on installation.
Chris Welch
Furnishing Student Rental with IKEA Furniture
It's a prerequisite in my area (Binghamton, NY) to furnish student rentals. I'm competing with two different groups: New apartment buildings with top rents and new commercial furniture and older properties with 40%...
Joseph Beilke
Tenant Proof Duplex Build
Okay BP, lets hear some ideas from everyone on how to tenant proof your property. I am working with builder right now to build a new duplex. The investor and I are going through the build sheet and cherry picking th...