Benjamin Poole
Do Contractor Savings Pass to the Owner?
I'm planning on doing a rehab project from a distance. This may mean a combination of buying materials for the job myself and having a contractor buy materials.Any tips on setting up a project in such a way so that an...
Jeff V.
Best Practices for Contractor Qutoes, Payment and Change Orders
I'm curious if someone with experience with dealing with contractors successfully could provide some tips and best practices for dealing with them.Quotes: To date we have been getting quotes on labor and timeline for...
Nathan Letourneau
roofing pricing question
Roofers price their work by the square. Is that based on the exact house size, the house size plus 10% for waste or the amount of shingles used.I haven't had to hire a roofer in a while, but when I have in the past i...
Adam Gonzalez
Is this a Contractor Red Flag?
Happy Friday Everyone!
So I have a quick question. I am in the process of renovating a property and interviewing contractors. One contractor I spoke with provided a quote of $16,000 to renovate two bathrooms (1 sma...
James Mitchell Walker
Should I wait for lower material prices or build multiplex now?
Should I wait for lower material prices or build multiplex now?
Sean Kollee
inner city duplex post 48-58
I am going to move ahead a little into the finishing work, this discussion is getting very long and possibly tedious. I have skipped ahead a few weeks to get to hardwood.Post 48 - hardwoodIt seemed like the entire ci...
Ronald H.
Getting a handle on fix up costs
I live in Saugus, Massachusetts and I have built up a Cash Buyer's list of Real Estate Investors. The list has not been tested, although, I do occasionally research what is going on around my area by using the Interne...
Jennifer Edwards
List of average rehab costs?
Does anyone already have a list of average prices for common rehab materials? I was going to make one from scratch so I could refer to it for first round quick and dirty deal analysis. I was thinking what a huge, time...
Doraine Warner
Renting a mansion, w/ugly burning pile there, my husband says OK!
It is on an 85 acre horse boarding farm, the house is about 5000 sq. ft, and would rent (when fixed up) for around $4k/mo. It has a horrible "burning pile" used on the "farm", with old furniture, metal, carpeting, woo...
Joshua Stewart
Insights From a Construction Manager Turned Designer
From my time as a Construction Manager rehabbing REO foreclosure properties to my career in residential design I have learned a lot of valuable lessons and developed some helpful strategies that I believe can be usefu...