All Forum Posts by: Tom R.

This is pretty much the response I expected from the bigger pockets community. Less than 10% of you offered any advice or support. This is part of the reason I will never pay for pro.

 About $6k in flooring, $2k in appliances, $2k or 3k in paint, lumber, drywall and about $5k in miscellaneous/ surprise the house needs (???) repairs.

I made the mistake of trusting the salesman who told me I could get a refund if it didn't match. Their match wasn't even close. The primer was a closer match than the one he made for me.

I brought a paint sample to home depot to match and purchased a sample. I only needed enough to cover a few sq feet.  When I went to use the paint it didnt match. I took it back to the store for a refund and they refused. How the hell can they not guarantee a color match. I was going to be spending about 10 to 15k at their store in the last couple of months of this year but I will be taking it somewhere else now.

I am in the process of buying a house which needs a lot of mostly cosmetic repair. I am purchasing the house as is and below appraisal value. One of the problems it has is water damage from a leaky swamp cooler. The seller claimed to have repaired the leak and a visual inspection of the roof looked to be in good shape. Today when I got off work I drove by the house which is vacant to discover water running down the driveway. The water turned out to be from the neighbors draining their pool. That's when I noticed water running off the roof. I discovered the water pipe running to the swamp cooler had ruptured and was spraying across the roof yesterday there was no leak. I shut off the water and went inside to check and low and behold the roof was leaking not only under the swamp cooler but also in the enclosed patio. I was initially upset but I had budgeted for roof repair just in case and realized its better to discover the roof leaks before I repaired the water damage than after. Just today the lender requested a roof inspection due to the water damage. I might have to get a repair escrow in order to close on time but even after the roof repair I believe I will have an ARV of around $40000 more than what I spent.

 Im not finding anything thats more than 4.6mm thick and that stuff is about $3 a sq ft. The allure stuff is 3.8mm thick.

Arv of a 984 sqft 2/1 in the area is around $115k a 1500 sq ft house would be in the neighborhood of $150k

I just got the appraisal back on my latest property.  The appraisal value came back exactly what I estimated. I am purchasing the house $10k below appraisal value.  The surprise came when I looked at the sq footage. The house is listed at 984 sq ft. There is an 290 sq ft. unpermitted enclosed patio which isn't to code. I knew about this and I am planning on getting it permitted hopefully converting it to a bedroom with a bath. What I didnt know was that the 240 sq ft converted garage was not also permitted and not permitted. The garage had been converted into a family room with a fire place. My plan is to convert it to a permitted bed room. My 984 sq ft 2/1 just turned into a 1514 sq ft 4 beds and 2 baths.

A house I am purchasing was built in the late 50's and has several outlets that are not grounded. The inspector suggested I install GFIC outlets. Do I need to replace all non grounded outlets with gfic outlets or can i just replace one for each circuit breaker like you do for kitchens and bathrooms?