The $3675 Total Kitchen Remodel with before and after pictures!!!!

[Roger J]

John_in_NC:

With all due respect, that's complete bull.  EVERYBODY has money that they can afford to lose because they do it everyday.

One example is the one I gave.  If you are planning a $5K (or $1K, $100K or $100) vacation, then you CAN afford to lose that money, because that is essentially what you are doing.

You have no money you can afford to lose, yet I'd guess that you, like everybody else, either buy a cup or three of coffee everyday (add major bucks for latte/etc), smokes, McBurger's or any of a number of other vices that people have.

You rent/buy movies, go to the movies, eat out at expensive diners, etc, etc.

All of this is money you can afford to lose, otherwise, you wouldn't be going/doing them because you couldn't afford it.

The difference between these things and investing in stocks (or any other thing for that matter) is that you don't THINK about it being throw away money.  The vacation is a WANT that you fill and the day to day spending isn't even thought about.  Now, if you don't even think about spending the money, it's obviously money that you CAN afford to lose, because not a care is given to it being spent.

Raj

[j1dias]

fdjake - I did check the lakesidemoulding.com for the cabinet doors. I loved the fact that they can even drill the holes for the hinges. I will definitively use them the first opportunity I have.

I called and they confirmed that they usually ship 10 business days after they receive the order. I guess you need to order the doors as soon as you start your project so you will get them by the time you are ready to install.

I was checking Pete Youngs Rehab 101 course (this was the first (and only) course I bought back in 2006 when I first thought about getting into real estate investing). Pete has a recommendation for painting cabinets - (1) wash with white vinegar; (2) prime with Kilz Oil base Primer; (3) paint with Sherwin Williams Pro Classic latex paint. He showed it in the DVD and it looked nice. Have you ever done that? Or something similar? Just thought about sharing this approach.

Have a nice day!

[fdjake]

What you detailed here should work perfectly.  Good prep (like in the dvd you mentioned) will result in a really nice finished product.  Kilz is about THE best primer I've ever used.  It's really tinted shellac,  It completely covers water stains, or any other discoloration and it takes paint beautifully.

I'm a BIG fan of Sherwin Williams paint.  Do yourself a HUGE favor and go down to your local store and open a COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT.  Tell them your a real estate investor and that you rehab houses.  The price difference between a homeowners account and a commercial account is BIG!!

I usually send lakeside my door measurements before I do ANYTHING else.  You can get a LOT done in these houses while you wait on the doors.  I ALWAYS do the install on the new doors LAST.  Paint the cabinet boxes and interiors BEFORE the doors arrive, have the counter tops installed, and then dry fit (before you paint) the cabinet doors the day they arrive.  By fiiting them BEFORE you paint them you don't have to handle them very much once they're painted.  I predrill my hardware and hinges BEFORE the finish paint goes on.  Then I paint them. By this time the houses are usually completely finished.  I use a drop cloth and some boxes to paint the doors.  I also pay lakeside to PRIME the doors for me.  They use a white primer and I paint the inside of the cabinets white. Because of this I only paint the outside of the new doors.  It's a HUGE time saver and it looks GREAT when buyers open the doors, (everything matches)  Let them dry a few days then all that's left is getting a few screws started on each hinge and  then you don't have to even touch the doors again.

[j1dias]

I'm a BIG fan of Sherwin Williams paint.  Do yourself a HUGE favor and go down to your local store and open a COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT.  Tell them your a real estate investor and that you rehab houses.  The price difference between a homeowners account and a commercial account is BIG!!

I got a discount card when I joined my local REIA... :O)

[furnishedowner]

I have a commercial card at Home Depot and a regular card. The only difference that I noticed was that you can't charge $300 for no interest for 1 year like you can with the personal one.

I tried to get a contractor's discount card ( yeah, maintenance on 45 houses) but I had no luck because I don't have a contractor's license.

Furnishedowner

[j1dias]

I have a commercial card at Home Depot and a regular card. The only difference that I noticed was that you can't charge $300 for no interest for 1 year like you can with the personal one.

Are you sure it is no interest for 1 year? I checked their website yesterday and the best offer I found was for no interest for 6 months for purchases over $300.

Lowes also has a deal - if you open a project credit account you make no payments/no interest for 6 months for each project. Basically, every time you charge $1,000 Lowes considers you are starting a new project and all subsequent charges are included in that project. You pay no interest for the 6 months after the first $1,000 charge. The caveat is that you have to open your first project (or charge your first $1,000) within 2 months of opening the account. I am waiting to close on my first property to open it... :O)

[phlemboy]

It could only be at participating Home Depot store. Mabe they vary depending on the store.

[j1dias]

I just got the weekly home depot add. It does have a special - 12 months with no interest and no payments for purchases over $299. So it is in the weekly add, but not when you click in the credit button at their website... Interesting... Thought about sharing... have a nice weekend!