Brain Trust:We're rehabbing a kitchen at 9300 N Laurel Rd, Laurel, Maryland (Howard County).  The house is a 1980 4 bed 2 bath house.  My comps in the area seem to show laminate countertops and nothing particularly fa...

Hello all, Ive recently purchased my first rental property ( a triplex) and have discovered uneven subfloors. The house is 100 years old and i do not suspect foundation issues.. The floors in two rooms had a wavy look...

I feel out of touch with what buyers of starter homes are looking for. When doing a cosmetic rehab, what little extras help a property stand out now days?
Examples
Tile or stone instead of linoleum
Granite Countertop...

Do rentals need rehab the same way flips do? And if they do, is it usually the same degree of rehab?

Hello all!We are looking at an old Victorian that has been hacked into 4 apartment units, but we would want to restore it into a SFH.  Obviously we have lots to consider.. Anyone have experience with this that can sha...

When you buy and hold property do are your rehab numbers come closer to the rental or retail side of things?

One train of thought I come across is to go ahead and do a full retail rehab while you rent it, if the du...

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to replace about 500-600sf glued-down engineered hardwood floor in a downtown Miami-area condo. Besides having a hard time finding a person to do such a small job when a permit is ...

I help manage a couple of Rental Homes.  Due to the location, there is typically high turn over of lower income tenants who all seem to be very rough on the house.  The latest tenants stopped paying rent which was fol...

Ive never rehabbed, so when I'm wholesaling what is the best way to estimate repair costs of the property?

Hi there,

I recently purchased some units that have been and will continue to be rented out to college students. I am currently in the process of repainting some units and doing some other minor repairs between tena...