30 December 2014 | 4 replies
Here are the numbers:$48,000 Purchase$11,630 Repairs$1,301 Buying Closing Costs$550 Utilities$403 Loan and Interest$2,925 Selling Closing costs (we paid 2k of buyer's costs)$64,799 Total Costs$17,201 ProfitBefore:Deteriorated concrete pad, paint on the bricks, and overgrown and dying shrubs.Hard to see the house from the street.Some tile damage, and a very dated knob and drain set.Yes, that is a pale green wall color.
26 February 2016 | 17 replies
Order it in the color you want!
29 October 2016 | 18 replies
I was first thinking in tinting them, then change my mind to probably just apply some clear coat varnish that enhances the color and brings some gloss and life into them.
2 March 2019 | 17 replies
I've also seen many flip investors using the exact same finishes as their competition often resulting in houses with the exact same finishes for several doors around (same bath tile, kitchen tile, paint colors, etc.)I realize a lot of this answer ties back to bottom line, but if you could hire an affordable interior designer/space planner/stager who would advise/consult from the beginning to the end of the project, wouldn't it be worth it to have your property sell fast or even sell BEFORE it finished?
16 January 2017 | 12 replies
I cannot stand "retail home buyers" who cringe about wall paint colors, etc.
26 April 2021 | 0 replies
Just as the pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color, racial disparities in the ability to afford housing influence families’ vulnerability to evictions now.
7 May 2014 | 4 replies
Sometimes I make even more money on my flips as the client might have specific paint colors they want or other requests that I will do "for a price".
7 September 2010 | 28 replies
The kitchen is the worst though... wood paneling, ugly colored door and window frame paint, some 70s-style laminate sheet type of floor that's peeling at the edges, etc.
14 September 2010 | 13 replies
If it's heavy texture be prepared to answer questions about water damage as if you were covering up stains.If it were summer, I'd trim the box hedge lower and put some colorful flowers on the porch.
17 February 2012 | 82 replies
What is unethical is to paint every room a different color, let your dogs pee on all the carpet, and move out leaving filth everywhere-- letting the lender foreclose.