Dell Schlabach
Painting Remodel- Doors best practice?
When you are painting a vacant remodel project, say a house with stained trim, doors etc,. Lets assume there is hardwood floor in the house, and all doors need to be cut off at the bottom to allow room for carpet to ...
Nathan Hall
Deal analysis request: Commercial loan, 4-unit rehab
I'm contracted on the following property and looking for people's thoughts:-4-unit residential with a four car garage and two car workshop/bay. - one unit is fully rehabbed and rented for $750 a month.- one unit is re...
Horacio Gutierrez
Limit on how much to spend on renovations
Hello, Is there like a rule of thumb on what percentage of the home price should be the most an investor pays for renovating a rental property and what the highest percentage you pay for renovation a home using brrrr ...
Jason Kang
High Level Estimation of Rehab Costs
Hey all,
Does anyone have any tools/guides/know-hows for when looking at pictures of a property and ball-parking estimates for how much something will cost? ie taking a look at a room and saying "this needs new floor...
Rubin Thomas
best strategy to become financially more free
so my goal is to become financially free enough to where i can back off my w2 a little bit more. im slowing building my portfolio through sfh and now duplexes/tri/quad, i certainly dont mind continuing to escalate in ...
Tony Thompson
Door Frame Damaged From Break-In
I bought a duplex. The frame of the back door where the deadbolt goes in is torn to hell from what looks like a break-in. The actual hole where the deadbolt fits in is damaged. The door still locks with the deadbol...
Wesley Edwards
Lath and Plaster repair costs
Hi everyone,
I am in the middle of renovating a 1600 square foot rowhome so that I can start renting it out. Having been built in 1890, the walls are all lath and plaster. The house has been vacant for a few years a...
Derek Luttrell
What's Your Take on Window A/C Units?
Hi All, I'm under contract on my first buy and hold, and there isn't any central A/C (not too uncommon here in Chicago.) For landlords who have similar units, do you always provide the a/c units come summertime and go...
Francis Rusnak
Best flooring for Chicago rentals (LVP)
I'm already set on Luxury Vinyl Plank, just a matter of floating or glued-down and if anyone has any specific suggestions. Preferably available at Home Depot and under 2.5/sf. Trying to find best equivalent to: https:...
George Zev
Managing upkeep of Front Lawn and Property
Hello all, I live in the state of Colorado. My property operates within an HOA, recently HOA has been getting on our case for re-seeding/up-keeping the front lawn.As with most of CO, grass tends to die over winter, so...