David Krulac
New/Prospective buyers say 70% of houses have outdated features
"The survey found the worst, most outdated features in homes include linoleum floors (40 percent), popcorn ceilings (29 percent), wood paneling (28 percent), ceramic tile countertops (28 percent), shag carpeting (1...
Scott Le
Opinions Wanted: What Color to Paint This House?
This is a 1957 block home that I am planning to rent out once renovations are done (next week). The original plan was to paint the exterior a light green with white fascia, but one of the neighbors supposedly harasse...
Douglas Larson
Home Staging . . . What the heck is Mid Century Modern?!?
I stage all my homes for sale. I have had to adjust to a few new trends over the last decade and a half - mostly color palate (tans a browns changed to soft greens and blues). I am not a designer but I watch some home...
Andy Sabisch
Remodeling an older bathroom . . . . consider refinishing
If you have a property that you are rehabbing the bathroom on, the usual route is to gut and replace with new especially if the fixtures are dated; i.e., 1970's avocado green or goldenrod yellow for example. We are w...
Jonathon Klem
Room Colors, Leave As Is Or Go White
I bought a new house and I'm going to rent out my old house.When we lived in our old house we painted the rooms to our liking. Our bedroom has a light gray color with a dark gray accent wall, one of the bedrooms is l...
Christina R.
"rent ready"
Would some clarify for me what the concept of "rent ready" is in terms of rehabbing - I see ads for properties being wholesaled whereby the wholeseller puts out the expected repair costs to rehab the home for a retail...
Shanequa J.
Trim
Is white trim and doors out? I've noticed a lot of the apartments in Houston have tan doors with matching tan trim. Maybe it's different with apartments than houses.
Samantha Hopkins
Should I replace 34 year wall oven in my newly bought rental ?
Hi everyone ,I have recently bought a rental in Houston , Texas and am making a list of what needs to be taken care of . The house was built in 1981 and I believe the wall oven and the cook top stove are original . Th...
Jason Potts
Mattress recommendations for STR
Hi All,
I have been stalking this forum for months now learning from everyone, and am very grateful for all the useful information. I sold an LTR in order to jump into STR. I have a contract on a new build cabin up i...
Sam Leon
items that do not belong in a disposer?
anyone has a list?I need to tape this list on the kitchen wall.I have a tenant that thinks garbage disposer is for small garbage and the trash can is for big garbage.I am tired of having to clear clogs where the kitch...