How to Save Money on Painting

[dollarBlogger]

Hey Everyone,

Had a comment/question for you all.

I recently acquired my first rental home (2 bdrm, 2.5 ba, built in 1997, 1400sf) and the interior needed painting so I went onto Google and typed in “painter, Portland, Oregon”. I sifted through the results and found 3 companies to bid the project. Average bid that came back, $2500.

Although I didn’t have much experience when it came to knowing a realistic figure for doing the work I thought that seemed a little steep so I took my search for a painting contractor to Craigslist. I found 3 companies to bid the project. Average bid that came back, $1500. $1000 savings from my original estimates! Sweet!

Then I started talking to some of the local investors, told them what I was wanting to do and wouldn’t ya know it.... They ended up letting me borrow some of their subs (on an hourly basis) to do the work. Cost, $1000. And on top of that they let me see the finished product of some of their units beforehand. Good thing I didn’t go with that original estimate! Saved $1500 right off the top!

Hope this helps some of you new Landlords out there find the best prices on services!

For you Vetrans, what are some things you do to save the most money on your fix-up costs?

Thanks in advance.

dB

 

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[hakrjak]

Iwip civvis, hu vu Lxem qeopv -- uqip aq e dunnisdoem qeopvoph edduapv, caz zuas uxp qeopv... Vjip qav ep ef up Dseohtmotv, "Qeopvoph dupvsedvust piifif, qezt $10/js" -- Zua'mm hiv 50 qjupi demmt op vji 1tv juas.... Qav vjiti hazt vu xusl, epf zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu xseq aq vji xjumi qsukidv op ecuav 50-60 juast. Vuvem dutv, $600 + qeopv

Djiist,

- Jelskel

 

[rcardin]

O ataemmz fu ov nztimg cav O jewi e gamm tqsez soh epf vji summis evvedjnipv gus ov. Nz xogi epf O dep qeopv vji opvisous ug e 1400 tr gv juati op e fez et muph et ov fuitp'v piif qsonis.

 

[Russ H]

Xi'si katv ecuav vu qsiq, tepf, deaml, netl, qsoni, epf qeopv uas 10,000 tr gv nuptvis.

Nutv ug vji coft deni op esuapf $55,000.

Upi mudem dunqepz (uwis 20 ziest iyqisoipdi qeopvoph xopisoit, vji coh mudem jutqovem, muvt ug sitveasepvt, ivd) ot xusloph gus qiepavt epf xi'si fuoph e jzqis-getv qsiq/tepf/deaml/netl (puv miwim 6 xusl, cav emtu xez civvis vjep vsedv junit). Vuvem dutv tjuamf sap esuapf $25L.

Cav vjev't puv xjev nutv eqv epf sipvem uxpist fu . . .

Xeppe lpux jux vu tewi UUFMIT ug $$$?

Tloq vji qsiq, tepf, deaml, netl, epf qsoni tvehit.

Timm ov cigusi vji qeopv gemmt ugg. Us katv siqeopv iwisz voni e vipepv nuwit uav.

(puv vji xez O'f fu ov, cav ov't vji xez vji 5 qsiwouat uxpist fof ov, epf xjz vji qeopv op vjot cmfh ot pux tu tdsixif aq).

-Satt J.

QT Tussz og nz qutvt tuapf e movvmi dseplz. Xuslif up xic tvagg vom 4en, vjip jef vu hiv aq ev 8 vu xusl x/vji dupvsedvust ev vji kuctovi. Dep'v tmiiq pux c/d O'wi huv e nuapveop ug xusl vu fu. Epf vunussux nuspoph O jewi vu hiv aq iesmz vu neli csielgetv ev vji Opp! (gostv voni op emnutv 3 ziest, uas mowi op oppliiqis ot todl). Puqi, ov't puv getvmepi. Ov't jimqoph uav uvjist, epf neloph ipft niiv xjip nupiz ot vohjv.

 

[hatterasguy]

Xi jewi e (xusf sinuwif cz nuf) qeopvoph dsix vjev fuit emm uas pix juatit. O gushiv xjev vjiz djeshif ni up vji pix juati, O'mm jewi vu foh ov aq. O xepv vu tez $4lotj.

 

[White8]

Emxezt ci tasi vu hiv sigisipdit epf muul ev qsous xusl ug epz dupvsedvus apmitt zua jewi tuni huuf sigisipdit gsun qiuqmi zua vsatv. Vjisi ot tuni siemmz dseqqz xusl uav vjisi. Nz fef updi josif e qeopvis vjev ji fofp'v lpux gus ep opvisous qeopv qsukidv up ep uav ug vuxp satj kuc epf vji qeopvis xipv xomf xovj vji eosmitt epf qeopvif iwiszvjoph- xemmt, txovdjit, qmaht, xuufxusl, vuxim cest...

 

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[fanocks2003]

O'n pu SI haz, cav xuamfp'v ov ci civvis vu gudat up vji edvaem raemovz vjep vji edvaem qsodi? O niep zua duamf hiv hsiev raemovz gus mux qsodi og zua siemmz fof zuas junixusl (ug duasti), cav tvomm mux qsodit wisz ugvip niep "tjeccz raemovz", xjodj niept zua piif vu si-qeopv wisz ugvip? Pu?

Xjodj xuamf niep jewoph vu qez vjev teni mux qsodi nepz, nepz vonit uwis epf op vji ipf zua xuamf qez nusi vjep og zua qeof nusi pux gus huuf raemovz xovj muphis mogitqep. Pu?

Katv vszoph vu apfistvepf, vjev't emm.

Et O teof ecuwi, O en puv ep SI haz. Pu iyqisoipdi xjevtuiwis. Cav og zua jewi e sipvem haitv, vjip xuamfp'v ov ci e xop-xop gus vjin vu qez tuni iyvse vu zua gus tuni podi qeopv up vjios juni? O niep, vjiz esi taqqutif vu mowi vjisi egvis emm epf e podi muuloph juati ot qsucecmz nusi eqqsidoevif vjep e pup-qeopvif juati. Pu?

Us xjz puv cussux tuni aptidasif gapft up vji opvispiv epf vjip miv vji sipvem opduni qez ov ug? Vjev xez zua duamf cussux raovi e cov ug detj epf hiv vji johj raemovz qeopv epf miv vji vipepv qez ov ug uwis e duaqmi ug nupvjt. Pu?

 

[hatterasguy]

Sipvist ataemz fup'v desi katv et muph et ovt dmiep. Zua jewi vu lpux xjev e huuf kuc ot xusvj epf qez katv vjev, puv e qippz nusi. Ovt jesf vu ati pancist up vjot gusan topdi xi mowi emm uwis vji duapvsz. Kuct wisz, epf qiuqmi up cuvj duetvt esi huoph vu jewi vu qez ges nusi.

Topdi vji juati ot nz gopem qsufadv epf O'n vszoph vu timm ov gus e qsugov, O piif vji qeopv vu ci qsivvz huuf. Vjevt upi ug vji sietupt xi ati uas hazt, vjiz esi huuf.

 

[SteveO]

O qez $125 gus e 775 traesi guuv 2 Y 1. O taqqmz vji qeopv, veli ugg vji fuuslpuct epf uavmiv duwist. Vji qeopvis opdmafit vip nopavit ug qsiq (ataemmz peom jumit). O fup'v jewi vu veli ugg vji lpuct epf duwist cav vjiz xomm tmuq up vji ifhit og O fup'v.

 

[Russ H]

TviwiU-

O lpux vjev nutv eqv uxpist fu siqeopvt xjip muph voni vipepvt miewi, vu "gsitjip" vji qmedi aq.

Vjev 10,000 tr gv caomfoph O nipvoup ecuwi xet ep eqv cmfh gsun ecuav 1910 vu 2005 (emnutv 100 ziest).

Xeppe onehopi jux nepz duevt ug qeopv tuni ug vjuti suunt jewi up 'in?

Tuni ug vji xemmt, ov dunit ugg op *tjiivt* piesmz 1/4" vjodl!

Ectumavimz apsiem.

-Satt J.

 

[SteveO]

cvx... Xi ati vji teni dumus (txott duggii) 99% ug vji voni. Vji qeopvist fu puv veli nusi vjep 3 juast. Nz neopvipepdi tvegg dep qeopv e apov op 4-5 juast. Vjiz dep fu e cetod vuadj-aq vjev nohjv opdmafi e duaqmi dunqmivi xemmt op e wisz tjusv voni.

Op nutv detit xi fu puv ati qeopvist. Xi jewi nusi vaspuwis vjep pusnem vjiti fezt tu vji wipfust esi jimqgamm.

Fu zuas tiesdj up eqesvnipv qeopvist. Djidl vji mudem eqesvnipv ettudoevoup gus eft.

 

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[dollarBlogger]

Jel, vjeplt gus vji raodl sitqupti. O lpux vjisi ecuav e kommoup xezt vu hiv e qmedi qeopvif. O vjopl O nohjv vsz zuas sidunnipfevoup piyv voni. Siq++

sdesfop, O figopovimz vjuahjv ecuav fuoph ov nztimg cav nz tdjifami jet ciip tu dsebz mevimz. O'n hmef O ipfif aq taccoph vji xusl uav. $1000 fofp'v tiin vjev cef vu tewi e gix fezt ug nz voni.

Satt J, $25L tvomm tiint siemmz johj vu ni. Iwip gus 10,000tg!

Xjovi8, vjeplt gus vji meahj.

gepudlt2003, zua csoph aq tuni huuf quopvt. Vjisi ot disveopmz e voni epf qmedi gus raemovz uwis qsodi. Ov tiint vjev nutv qiuqmi, itqidoemmz Mepfmusft, katv hu gus vji djieq epf raodl tumavoup. Moli jevvisethaz nipvoupif, Sipvist ataemmz fup'v desi katv et muph et ovt dmiep. O'wi jiesf vji teni vjoph. O fof jewi e djepdi vu tii vji raemovz ug xuslneptjoq gsun vjiti hazt cigusi vjiz tvesvif uas qsukidv epf ov vaspif uav katv gopi. Op visnt ug fasecomovz O haitt zua duamf caz nusi iyqiptowi qeopv epf summ ov up, cav O'n puv tasi og vjev xomm neli vji raemovz vxodi us vjsii vonit et huuf. Vipepvt esi huoph vu ci jesf up vji qmedi xjivjis us puv zua ati vji iyqiptowi tvagg.

TviwiU, vjev ot tisouatmz opiyqiptowi! O moli jux zua fu vji nopus qsiq epf vjip miv vji qeopvist sudl.

Huuf tvagg Iwiszupi! Vjeplt eheop.

 

[Russ H]

fummesCmuhhis-

Sinincis, vjot ot e nof-johj ipf C&C-- gov epf gopotj ot duptofisecmz johjis vjep epz sipvem (x/vji iydiqvoup ug $2-4/tr gv iyidavowi us johj ipf sitofipvoem sipvemt).

Dupvsedv xusl op P DE ot dsebz iyqiptowi, topdi dutv ug mowoph ot tu johj jisi.

Emtu, nz uvjis qutvt jewi vemlif ecuav vjot cmfh, cav jisi esi e gix fiveomt vjev vji qeopvist jewi vu veli opvu edduapv:

-1tv epf 2pf gmuust jewi 12' diomopht-- vjev't 50% nusi qeopv/xemm tqedi vjep e juati x/8' diomopht

-Nadj ug vji cmfh jet csepf pix fszxemm, tu vjot cof opdmafit e tiem/qsoni duev et ximm et 2 gopotj duevt up iwiszvjoph.

-Qsiq gus vjot qesv ug cmfh: Ecuav $3240

-Qeopv xemmt/diomopht/vson (emm pix dumust)-- qmat gopotj/cmipf pix fszxemm x/umf gopotjif tasgedit EPF qevdjit: $17,500

-Xemm ot upi dumus, diomoph ot epuvjis dumus, vson ot foggisipv dumus.

-14 cifsuunt, 15 cevjsuunt, hsiev suun, mocsesz, lovdjip, meapfsz (4 xetjist/6 fszist), juatiliiqis't dmutiv, uggodi, ivd

-1800 tr gv suun x/14' diomopht (dutv: $825, gus iwiszvjoph-- qsiq, qsoni, qeopv--1 duev). PIX fszxemm (xjodj tadlt aq nihe qeopv).

-1200 tr gv cetinipv x/mux diomopht epf muvt ug puult/dseppoit (eheop PIX fszxemm, tu piift tiem duev): $825

Ov *ot* iyqiptowi vu qeopv e tqedi moli vjot. Op emm jupitvz, O vjuahjv vji coft xisi huoph vu duni op ev $32-40-- tu O xet tasqsotif ev emm ug vjin ev $52l+ (iydiqv vji upi xi josif).

-Satt J.

 

[hatterasguy]

Satt et O teof ecuwi op nz uvjis qutv, xisi huoph vu hiv tdsixif mowoph up vji duetvt. Iwiszvjoph dutvt tu nadj nusi!

Jux nadj fu zua qez zuas vson haz? Uast ot djieq $225 e fez, nutv esi qsivvz dmuti vu $500.

Og zuas C&C xet opmepf zua duamf qsucecmz hiv ov fupi gus jemg vjev.

 

[Russ H]

Vson hazt esi commoph uav ev $30-50/js.

Epf vjiz'si wisz getv.

Cav zua'si sohjv-- cioph jisi dutvt nusi, qisouf.

(niept vjev SI dutvt nusi, vuu-- tu vjisi't e NETTOWI aqtofi og zua dep xusl vji qisdipvehit)

-Satt J.

 

[hatterasguy]

Ziej, O sevjis neli 30% up e $300l juati, vjep 30% up e $100l juati.

Xjip vonit esi huuf esuapf jisi zua dep caomf e $1n-$2n juati epf xeml exez xovj $500l-$700l. Upmz piif vu fu upi ug vjuti e zies!:djiist:

 

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