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This is the front of a house we are closing on in early August. What color would you paint these shutters? We are keeping and power washing the siding that you see in the picture as well.
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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...
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Hi Everyone,
I recently purchased a 4bed-2.5bath pool home close to the beach on Florida's Gulf Coast.
The current decision I'm working on is should I paint the interior of the house. It is currently a bunch of var...
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I’m in Arizona and I’m looking into a home that may have lead based paint, built in 1961 but not tested, I’ve heard about getting a home certified for lead/removing it. Does anyone know what this entails? And as a lan...
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Hi BP,
We need to do some touch up on a rental we bought in 8/2020. Tenants on month to month lease just moved out last week so I want to take this time to do some touch up on some stains on the walls. Yesterday I ...
I'm trying to figure out what floor, paint and countertop finishes are the most desirable right now
I had a tenant stay for 6 years. They were great, but when they moved out, I noticed that they had tried to fix blemishes on the walls by painting it themselves. It was well-intentioned, but this does not work (see pi...
Hello,The paint color in one of my rooms is not exactly the same as in other rooms but has a similar shade but slightly darker, what is the best way to change color?Thanks
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Hey everyone! I was having lunch with another RE investor today and she mentioned issues in the past with refiing a property that contained lead paint. Has anyone had issues doing a cashout refi for a property older t...
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If I get my building tested, and there is lead on the exterior...does the entire exterior need to be covered to be in compliance?It's a very attractive building, and I'd hate to vinyl the whole thing. It has fresh pai...