Sam Akif
Flooring in triplex
Hi I purchased my first triplex fully rented in Philadelphia. Currently all of the units are carpeted. Once the tenants move out would laminate flooring be ideal or vinyl? I see an equal amount of comments for eith...
Karen Margrave
Contractors - Painting Interior walls
After drywall is installed, what do you do to prep your walls for painting? It seems to me that paint doesn't go on as evenly as it once did. I'm not sure if it's the drwyall has been reformulated, the paper, or the p...
Arthur Banks
First time using a contractor...
I'm scheduled to meet with a contractor tomorrow. The work needed, from my eye isn't much... carpet, paint, tile. Other than carpet, I could do the work myself, but I've learned it's much better to hire out and spe...
Arthur Rivera
A family with grit, that doesn't want to quit!
Hello Bigger Pockets, I am fixing up our old house in Detroit dated 1916 a couple miles south of the Ambassador Bridge (Mexican Town), I took out 60% of a HELOC which comes to about $20,000 for Rahab which is 90% comp...
John Matthew Johnston
Crazy estimate for drywall ?
I know this has been asked many times but what do you guys pay for drywall?Estimate for drywall:Kitchen Ceiling 13.7 x 7Dining Room Ceiling 14x10Living Room Ceiling. 14x10Pantry Ceiling 8x10Labor and...
Sara C.
Buyer wants to buy flip before completion and customize
Would love any thoughts on how to handle this situation...We are about 3 weeks from completing a flip. All the finishes are purchased and are going in soon. Our realtors—who we have a great relationship with (they fou...
Vi Huang
Construction Issues in California
I was wondering if anyone can please give advice on how to get my contractor to finish up my project. We are building an ADU in California and he was supposed to be done by end of April. It is now mid July and he stil...
Avi Cohen
Flipping Newbie
Hello all,
I have been doing real estate for the last 10 months and have two rental properties.
I am about to close on my first foreclosure and plan on rehabbing and flipping.
Are there any basics that I should kn...
Gregory Montalto
When a contractor doesn't/won't close out a job
Well, its happening... Two months into a rehab, our lead contractor is getting harder and harder to get in touch with and on site working. He is licensed and insured, but does not own his own company.
About 1...
Christian Requejo
Average sqft. cost for a new construction home in Florida
Hello everyone. We have an opportunity to tear-down a home and build a new home. We are looking to basically tear down the home and build a new home. The plan is to use the same perimeter of the existing home to save...