Sam Booth
Turn Over Costs and Ways to Reduce it
Hey everyone!I just purchased my 3rd single family rental property in Alabama (Out of State!) and the first 2 rentals are going great and the property manager is doing a great job, including fixing a few things for me...
Erenik Meka
New to subcontracting - need advice
i'm working on rehabbing a townhouse and need advice on using a subcontractor. I've found someone willing to do the painting but need to know how to go about this. Some questions i have are:-what do I need to know bef...
Jim Vasica
Painting pricing question
What’s a good price to paint a three bedroom, 1300 sq ft house? Materials and labor?
Lewis Kerwin
Does this SFH warrant full interior repainting? And if so, is $3000 reasonable?
Hi all,I have an out-of-state SFH that just had its tenant move out. PM says that whole house requires repainting on the interior including cielings and that "sealants" might need to be used for cracks in certain area...
Jonathan Farber
Quadplex in Raleigh - Parking issue
This is for a quadplex in Raleigh, North Carolina. I live in NY and we have a property manager managing the property. We got a message this AM from tenant explaining that parking is becoming tighter as the unit is fu...
Matthieu Newton
Move in Punch List from contractor
Hi, I've moved out of state and turned my previously self-managed rental in Baltimore into a property managed rental after the tenants moved out. As part of the process for getting a new tenant, they sent a contractor...
Deonte Hill
Rehab Cost Rule of Thumb
Hello all,And thank you in advance for your input. When it comes to rehabs, I’ve seen in the forums a good rough estimate is $20-$100/sqft, dependent supply the severity of the rehab. I’m looking to purchase a propert...
Mose Gebremeskel
Painting tips on a house hack
We recently just purchased our first property that we will house hack. The other unit - we are looking to rent out has stuff all over the way (I believe kids wrote on the walls and paint). Do I need to clean the wall ...
Michael H.
Exterior Painting, Repairing Roof Cost 2,800 sq ft (NJ)
My general contractor is quoting me:$32,000 to prep, paint exterior of the home$19,000 to replace asphalt roof$23,000 to prep, paint the interior$19,000 wooden floor refinishing (polishing, filling in any cracks)The h...
Alan Bosca
Super high "damage" charge on tenant move-out
Hi -
Tenant moved out of my condo & put a nick in a wall that looked fairly small to me - photo attached. The HOA took a while to get me a quote and then sent me a $3400 bill to prep & paint the whole wall.
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