Project Management
Auben has several renovation and oversight management services. Our Project Management division is specifically designed to return rental homes to leasable condition as economically and efficiently as possible.
What makes a standard renovation?
Standard renovations are expected to cost less than $50,000 and take less than 3 months to complete. If your project is larger in scope, we recommend our companion company, Auben Development.
Standard Renovation Projects
Roofing
Light rafter work
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Full system replacement, duct work replacement or modifications, servicing units
Windows
Full replacement, maintenance on existing, partial replacement as needed
Plumbing
P-traps, supply lines, shut off valves, water heater, sink/faucet/toilet installation, main sewer lines, main water lines
Flooring
Subfloor, floor joists, LVP, tile, carpet, carpet cleaning
Electrical
New service panels, electrical panels, breaker change outs, house rewire
Resurfacing, Paving, and Concrete
Counter tops, tubs, shower walls, bathroom tile walls, counter tops
Painting
Interior/exterior, drywall
Landscaping
Tree removal, mowing
Time Expectation
- Contact (email) within 72 hours of closing of a new purchase or keys received from a current resident after move-out. We will provide a detailed “Scope of Work” to review with you and determine next steps.
- Communication from a Project Manager within 48 hours of receipt of Scope to evaluate agreed upon (work to be completed) to calculate a “Bid Estimate.
- Bid Estimate to be sent to owner within 48 hours.
- Once Bid Estimate is agreed upon between Project Management and Owner/Investor, the renovation will begin within 2 weeks.
Cost Expectation
- Cost +10%
- Projects < $5,000 require 100% payment of the funds before beginning the project.
- Projects > $5,001 require at least 50% payment of the funds before beginning and the second 50% of the funds when greater than halfway through the project.
What does not fit our model?
While these renovations don’t fit our Project Management Model, they do fit within Auben Development’s model.
- Projects over $50,000
- Full Permitting
- Tearing off sections of the house
- Changing property footprint
- Adding additional bedrooms/bathrooms
- Change of floor plans
- Tearing out load bearing walls with structural changes to footprint