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Henry Sims
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Diary of a new flippers, 1st flip, Chapel Hill NC

Henry Sims
  • Investor
  • Rutherfordton , NC
Posted Jul 1 2015, 05:19

I just closed on this 3 bed 1 1/2 bath 1152 sq ft house in Chapel Hill NC. Found it on the MLS listed for $125K. I offered $107,500 thinking that that was a really good lowball offer and they said yes! Comps around the house ranged from $155-$195 and I'm swinging for the top end of that!

House needs: new kitchen, both bathrooms, flooring throughout, interior paint, landscaping, and some rooms have sagging floors. 

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Henry Sims
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Henry Sims
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Replied Sep 12 2015, 16:53

@Account Closed, I trimmed a bunch of trees and under brush and made 2 parking spots and spread some gravel on the driveway. I'll post a before and after picture and few pictures to my website. www.sprucepropertysolutions.com

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Henry Sims
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Henry Sims
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Replied Sep 12 2015, 17:01
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Henry Sims
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Henry Sims
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Replied Sep 12 2015, 17:44
Account Closed
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Account Closed
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Replied Sep 12 2015, 18:08

Did you use an agent to buy this house from MLS?

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Henry Sims
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Henry Sims
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Replied Sep 13 2015, 19:15

@Account Closed, I did. I searched the MLS for 2 months and looked at about 8 properties and was out bid on the 1st one before I found and got this one under contract.

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Michael S. Helton
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Michael S. Helton
  • Real Estate Redeveloper
  • Reno, NV
Replied Sep 13 2015, 20:02

@Henry Sims fantastic job on this.  I truly appreciate that you have taken the time to answer all the questions and have stuck through this post during the process.

And the house looks great too!  ;-)

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Account Closed
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Replied Sep 13 2015, 21:55

Thanks. Did your agent give you access to the MLS? Or did you just use regular one like ZILLOW and so on?

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Henry Sims
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Henry Sims
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Replied Sep 18 2015, 19:24

@Account Closed, in NC you can access the MLS through the agent's website. I also used Zillow and Trulia to look at the house and comps in the area.

Here's a link to the listing. 

http://www.angelalloyd.remaxagent.com/Home/69-Will...

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Pam Pitts
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  • Eagleville, TN
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Pam Pitts
  • Flipper
  • Eagleville, TN
Replied Sep 20 2015, 16:39

Great job- hope it goes fast for you! Very impressive!