If you are in the business to invest in real estate, seeing the potential in a fixer upper is almost a skill. It definitely takes a ‘special eye’ to be able to see past a seller’s personal items, décor, and normal wear and tear that has not been maintained for years, or even decades.
As mentioned in a previous post, be concerned with the ‘big items’ such as the foundation, roof, furnace, A/C, or well and septic. These items cost thousands to repair and will significantly raise your budget.
Can You See the Potential?
Our next project house definitely had potential, but it was buried!
Main Floor:
As you walk in the front door, you enter the living room…
From the Living Room, you walk into the Dining Room…
Dining Room walking into the Kitchen…
Off from the Kitchen to the left is a Laundry Room…
Laundry Room
Rear Entry Mud Room (which leads into Kitchen)
Mud Room Window
Off Dining Room is Master Bedroom and walk through closet
Full Bath (attached to Master, but accessible from kitchen as well)
Upstairs… (you will need more vision)
The stairwell:
Main Bedroom
Front Bedroom
Rear Bedroom aka the “Christmas Room”
Hall Closet aka “Christmas Closet”
This was the condition of the house when we looked at it AND when we bought it. Yes…. we inherited all. this. stuff!!