Rehab 100 year old property

[John Christodoulakis]

Hello everyone! I am looking into possibly getting a property that is over 100 years old but I have some big question before I do that. Taking a look at the building it seems like nearly all of the windows need to be replaced. Anyone have an idea of how much it would cost to replace about 20-25 windows? Also the building is all brick. Any ideas on how to patch it up or is it possible to replace it at all?

[James M.]

It’s tough to say how much it would cost to replace windows without seeing pictures, but I can tell you that it will be very expensive and when doing it on a brick building it does add a lot more labor. With that being said, I have done remodels on 100+ year old homes and I can tell you that I avoid at all cost owning old homes simply because of the time and labor required to work on an older home. Plumbing, electrical, lath and plaster, foundations without mortar all cause headaches in my opinion.