All Forum Posts by: Jerel Davis

Any wholesalers, investors, or property managers working in Brookshire, TX?

@William Pailes

I started my journey in brookshire and just got my primary last year. A lot of people around here have bought up extra land in anticipation of the expansion already. Developers have 2 different neighborhoods already in development and one popped up a few weeks ago “ready to build”. The schools and flood maps probably make sealy more attractive though.

@Jerel Davis and NO structural changes*

@Anthony Rosa so I’ve figured out another way it could be done with less structural work. Converting the laundry room into a bathroom and just buying a smaller stackable appliance. I’ll keep the shed as a shed and build a corner closet in the guest room. End result would still be accomplished: 3/2 with a closet in the guest room. Washer and dryer would still be in the house and structural changes.

@Russell Holmes I will not be the one cutting holes into exterior walls. I’ll consult with a GC and keep the structural engineer in mind.

@Russell Holmes man I love you guys. Great stuff! I will definitely get a contractor to come out and have permits pulled. I will not be the one doing the work except for tiling, paint, and the miscellaneous. I’m trying to check my numbers on the renovation before I start.

@Jon Reed thank you for the response. See, I didn’t think about the vents. I’ve never been around cold weather so it was never a thought about how well insulated it has to be to connect to the house. I don’t have a construction background either. I did budget for insulating and framing but not for the vents.

I bought a 3/1 1250 sqf home and there's an attached shed with finished roofing right beside the guest room and you can see how the framing is attached to the home. It's on a concrete slab. It's about 100 sqf.  The goal is to convert the attached shed into a small walk-in closet for the guest room it's attached too and the other 50 sqf as a utility closet for the washer, dryer, and water heater.  The water heater is already in there.  The framing is flat on the slab.  I think I have to cut a wall in the guest room for the door frame, construct floor joists for the flooring in the closet, put up a wall to divide the closet from the utility closet, and finish the walls in the closet.

The reason I'm doing this is because the guest room is small (12x11) and has no closet and the appliances are being relocated to the attached shed to convert the laundry room into a full-bath connected to the guest room (laundry room is 9x7.25).  It'll make the house a 3/2 1300 or 1350 sqf home.

What generally overlooked costs are there for this conversion?  Should I consult with a contractor?  What concerns would you have about this besides the appraisal?  Can you think of a cheaper way to build a 3/2 while relocating the appliances and still having a closet in the guest bedroom?

Bathroom: +$4000 (appraisal report) +$??? (Market) SQF: +$35 (appraisal report) +$100 (Market)

C+/B- Neighborhood rural

@Geoffrey Flowers when I did research it seemed that the 203k loan process was extensive and difficult to close on and would make my offers less competitive considering the closing date.

@Geoffrey Flowers thanks for the statistics. I didn’t know Zillow had that research page. I’ll be keeping eyes on it from now on