Tiju Abraham
Paint exterior brick or put up a fence
Hey BP,I have a question for you guys. If you guys are flipping a house in the 220K price range. Would you put up a fence or paint the exterior brick? What do you think would bring more buyers to close on the house?
Brian Cremer
Possibly flipping a house with Asbestos shingles for siding?!?
I was looking at possibly flipping a house that has the hard asbestos shingles for siding. This is about a 2000 sq ft two story square house. Anyone know how much I might cost to have shingles removed and disposed o...
Ajay A.
old multifamily unit - should I? shouldnt I?
Hello BP community,I'm having second thoughts on buying a multifamily so I thought I'd ask the best real estate guru (BP community) :)So, I'm negotiating on a multifamily in Caldwell ID. Its a triplex and I've already...
Sylvia B.
Replacing vinyl siding
We have a small rental house (single story, 32'x20') that needs the siding replaced. It currently has vinyl over foam insulation board over (?) and it has reached the end of its useful life.
It's in an older,...
Brenda Norris
Tenant didn't live up to her part of discounted rental agreement
We all already know that I should never have agreed to give tenant discount on Rent in exchange for certain maintenance and repairs. What is done is done, got her out and now I am writing up damage details to send in ...
Randy F.
Do It Yourself Donts
Being that there are many more wrong ways to accomplish a given task than there are right ways I thought a thread covering some of the "donts" might be useful for those just getting their feet wet in repairs and renov...
Jerry Brainard
I have a property, now what?
Hello all and thank you in advance. This is my first time using the forum for any type of questions so hope I am posting in the right area!My situation: I own a single family 3bdr home in very demanding market. We are...
Tim Upton
MA Lead Paint Abatement - Options and Costs - HELP
My wife and I recently bought a large (3,000sf), unoccupied two family in northern Massachusetts. I'll round the numbers for the purpose of this discussion but basically we paid $440k for the property and have a plann...
Jake Sablosky
Handyman basing quote on lead paint concerns
Hey there BP experts! I closed on my first rental prop (4-unit student housing) in October and I'm totally new to working with contractors. The property is old, built in 1911. It has some rodent issues and I want to g...
Jacob Beg
Is this a reasonable estimate?
Hi All-
Trying to get the house rent ready and this is what I have been quoted-Any thoughts whether this is reasonable for "Labor" only.
I would think that 1700 sq ft house can be painted by two people in 4 days. ...