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...
Corey Demuth
How to determine whether mold, lead, asbestos, radon etc are present in a property for sale?
Is there a way to find out whether a house or condo may have lead, asbestos, or mold before you purchase it? What about radon - does a home inspector typically test for this in SFRs or MFRs? (Let's assume for a moment...
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...
Jaclyn B.
Painting Lesson Learned
I recently purchased my first buy and hold investment. The house was in pretty decent shape. The seller wanted out quickly and so they agreed to provide funds for some needed repairs that came up during the inspection...
Matthew Paul
My Painter is backed up 3 weeks . So I picked up the brush
I just picked up a new rental about 2 weeks ago A nice 2/1 with a unfinished basement . Been going over everything , called my painter last week and he tells me he is swamped and cant get there for 3 weeks . Damn . I...
Tab Teehee
Help deciding on interior paint for 20 unit apartment complex
I'm getting close to having the first 8 units of my 20 unit rehab ready for paint! I really would like some input from fellow BP'rs on this subject. Here are my thoughts....
Initially I was going satin or eggshell on ...
Candice Mears
Advice- Tenants Wrecked Home
Hi I’m new here. I own a rental property that we built less than 5 years ago. We’ve had two tenants. Before the first tenant I took photos of the home which was still in pristine condition for move in and move out. I ...
Brandon Phillips
Picking a BRRRR house
I’ve found while looking for properties to brrrr the houses are usually distressed. Not an issue, however I get nervous looking at houses pre-1980’s. Can anyone offer any tips or advice in rehabbing older houses? Lea...
Jason Schlafke
Primary residence new house
Hi,
We recently bought a house as our primary residence. However, after living there for a month or so, we decided to move out. The house was owned by a smoker in the past and we replaced with new carpet and hired ...
Robert Fountain
Renting a "dated" property.
Hi Everyone. Trying to figure out the best way to phrase this question...Is buying and renting a property that is structurally sound but otherwise dated with regards to kitchen, bathroom etc common practice? The com...