Many of you have been asking to see our video walk through of the ‘before’ of our classic ranch–flip #8….well here you go! Interestingly….. This is the newest house we have ever purchased as a flip. Our classic ranch was built in 1961!! Do you know what that means?! No knob and tube electrical! Woot… Read More Flip #8: Classic Ranch ‘Before’
Are you obsessed with historic charm? You have to check out our favorite flip…house #7. You don’t want to miss it!… Read More Favorite Flip: Hometown Historic Charmer
The moment we set foot in the kitchen of flip #6, I knew it needed a farmhouse sink. Thinking it is easy, executing it is another story. Just take out the current sink and put the new one in, right? HA! It only takes about 549784 steps to get a farmhouse sink in your kitchen.… Read More Farmhouse Sink Adventure
Transforming the exterior of your home from frumpy to fabulous farmhouse is not an expensive undertaking, however it is labor intensive! When we bought this 1900 farmhouse in August, you could say it was ‘farm fresh’. The previous owner had owned the property since 1966! The outside was maintained, but was definitely a ‘drive by’. There… Read More Exterior Renovation: Frumpy to Fabulous Farmhouse
It took us a while to close on flip house #6, but we are hoping it is well worth it! If you would have told me 5 years ago that I would be flipping houses with six kids in addition to my nursing career, I would have told you that you were crazy. Well, here… Read More Flip House #6: How Did We Find It? AND a ‘Before’ Video Walk Through
8 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home Are you looking to sell your home and want to get top dollar? Of course you want top dollar! Or maybe you are planning to stay in your home, but it needs some serious updating! How do you increase the value of your home without breaking… Read More 8 Easy Ways To Increase the Value of Your Home!
Interior Improvements: What’s my Return on Investment (ROI)? I previously posted about exterior improvements that you should make to your home and what the return on investment is for each item. Now that you have lured in a potential buyer with your fancy exterior, what kind of interior improvements should you do?? Where do you… Read More Interior Improvements: What’s my Return on Investment (ROI)?
Sometimes when we are in the thick of a DIY renovation (aka house flip), we do not feel like we will ever be done! If you are feeling this way in the midst of your project, you are not alone! So many times we felt we would NEVER finish this flip. House renovation is not… Read More Flip #5 Finale: DIY Renovation Complete!
Why Invest in Exterior Improvements? Do you look at the neighborhood when you are looking at a house? Of course you do! Are you looking at the other houses? The cars? The people? I hope you are saying yes, yes, and yes! Which houses are you noticing? The ones who have put time into exterior… Read More Why Invest in Exterior Improvements?
The bathroom in this house came with a host of problems. ‘Beautiful bathroom’ are not the words that came to mind when we stepped inside. To the naked eye, it only looked outdated that it just needed some cosmetic updates. Well, the plot thickened. Inspection Day The inspector that looked at this house for us… Read More Beautiful Bathroom Reveal: Which Layout Did We Pick??