Kyle Hipp
What does everyone do with a house with asbestos/slate siding?
In the area I live and invest there are many houses with asbestos slate siding. I know this siding, if maintained correctly can last forever but it looks horrible and has the stigma attached of old and dangerous. I ha...
Account Closed
Flooring choices for rental rehab
Hello everyone,
I'm looking at doing a rehab of a 4 unit building (3100 sqft) and I was wondering what people thought about flooring. I don't want to use the home depot bargain bin flooring, as I have not had good ex...
Aaron Hurst
Evicted tenants got a lead paint test -- what to expect next?
Hi BP,I purchased an older (circa 1930) multi-unit building in Pennsylvania. I inherited 3 sets of tenants under conditions that were concerning at the sale (i.e. no leases or rental history), but I understood that t...
John Blythe
Help me know what I don't know I don't know
Hey all,Thanks for checking out my post. I'm brand new to REI and am taking in a ton via reading, podcasts, and forum discussions. As you well know there is quite a bit of information floating around out there and it'...
Sam Booth
Bamboo Flooring - Replace or Fix?
So I just got a rental property under contract out of state in Alabama and the floors are 3 3/4 width x 9/16 bamboo. It's a B- class neighborhood.
Apparently there is some dog pee odor and some bad scratches in 2 of ...
Joseph Beilke
Build to Rent Project in Palm Coast Florida
I have brought this up a few times in other discussions and figured best to a new post so everyone can follow along and see how the build is coming. Here are the specs on the property. Duplex, 3 Beds 2 Baths 2 Car ...
Steven Maduro
lazy landlord tips for doing work your self the easy way
Hello. everyone.
I am here to offer some painting tips today.
I will periodically add to this topic as I do work myself and learn the ins and outs of
revitalizing property.
So this week I had to paint the interior ...
Karin Crompton
How clean should a contractor leave a house when finished?
Hi all - thanks in advance for your input. I'm coming to the end of my first flip and am on to punch-list items. I'm wondering what expectations I should have for the condition of the house when the contractor is fini...
Patrick Philip
Should I keep this hardwood floor in this new flip?
The only thing possibly wrong with it is that it has some pretty major notches in certain areas. I put a picture of one of the more major ones.https://www.dropbox.com/s/93xkkorcygmixcf/06031812...https://www.dropbox.c...
Bob McIntosh
Paving Stones
Hey everyone,
So I have a small section of the back yard on this rehab which has cement slab on it that is all cracked. Its still solidly in place it just looks bad. I don' t have money in the budget to have it re...