Bienes Raices
Lead paint and rewiring (rental built before 1978)
I've been to see an REO that's been sitting on the market (built in 1970). It's in reasonably decent shape but it does have aluminum wiring, which I would need to have replaced for insurance (and safety) reasons if I ...
Josh White
HUD Home, 203B Loan, and Lead Based Paint
Hello everyone, I have an offer on a HUD home which was accepted, however their was mold in the basement. This made me first switch my loan from USDA, to 203B to remove the mold. I have gotten an estimate on the mol...
Jesse Wolf
Accept tenant who owed previous landlord for paint?
Hi BP,I'm in the process of renting out my second home. My PM called me today with an option for a tenant. They make well over the required amount of money, ex military, fair credit scores.They have one glitch. They o...
Ivan Plagniuk
Lead paint notice from the City of Milwaukee
Hi everyone, I just received a notice from the city of Milwauke that they found a lead paint at my property. The inspection was done back in August. As far as I know they have to ask a Landlord for a permission to ent...
Jason Collins
Flash Poll: More Red or Blue Painted Homes?
A friend is trying to decide whether to paint their property red or blue. Just wanted to take a quick poll based on your local experience with neighbors, family, and friends, what color do you think will be the most p...
Kevin Hunter
Lead Paint Remediation in Southern Connecticut - Fairfield County
Does anyone have a recommendation for a lead paint remediation company in southern Connecticut? I need someone to take a look at a possible investment property and tell me if it is lead paint, and if so, give me an e...
Aya Caliva
FHA 203K loan - Can I paint my wall?
Hi all, So I have a question regarding to FHA 203K loan.After all the renovations are done by professionals and we move in using FHA 203k loan, we are not allowed to do ANY fixing? Even minor ones such as painting cab...
Jonathan Jaffe
What kind of interior paint for rental properties?
Does anyone have suggestions on the type of paint they recommend for use in rental properties? Low maintenance and durability are my goals. Just starting out with my first rehab! Thanks BP family!
John Vanhara
NNN expenses - Painting building repair or capital expense
The rain gutters were not cleaned. Water was dropping on the side of the building. Association notified us that we need to paint the building because it looked horrible. Is this considered repair, which can be charged...
Jason Dirks
Trending paint colors in the San Diego market?
Hello everyone, I am new to this site but have heard great things about it. We feel as if we are getting to that point where every house we do ( for investors ) has the same paint color. Any ideas on new color trends ...