Sep
7
Kitchen of House #1
September 7, 2007 | 1 Comment
More photos seem to have gone AWOL on me, as far as before, but here are a few before/after photos, focusing on the counter area of the kitchen, where the bulk of work went into:
Continuing the general theme of the rest of the house, I didn’t make any massive changes to the kitchen structurally, and […]
May
12
Finish Line is Inching Closer and Closer
May 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Took it realtively easy this week on the house fixin’ front, but that’s become an, err, relative term. I got all the ceilings painted at the Main St. house, all the plaster repaired and sanded and ready to paint, and baseboards and moldings caulked where they needed it. Tub surround is also now ready for […]
May
3
When Houses Attack
May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Still working at the Austin house. Gah.
Part of it isn’t quite my fault, as my wife was sick this week and I had to spend Monday and Tuesday taking care of her. But aside from that, true to form, things continue to be much more difficult than they should be of late, as far as […]
Apr
28
Keepin’ On Keepin’ On
April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Been a bit remiss in updating things here, but it’s more due to a lack of exciting developments than anything else. I think I took a night off earlier this week, but other than that I’ve been plugging away every night after work at the Austin house.
I am, finally, getting pretty close to the finish […]
Apr
19
The Myth of the Fat Plumber Butt Crack
April 19, 2007 | 1 Comment
Countertop installation went off without a hitch yesterday at the Austin house, which made me very happy. The installation crew actually showed up 15 minutes early, did their thing, and got all the details right. I was a little nervous as I had to be at work for various meetings so I basically let them […]
Apr
3
Thanks, Yesterday, for Kicking My Ass
April 3, 2007 | 2 Comments
Dragging pretty mightily in general today, as yesterday was pretty crazy. Put in time at the day job, banged out some freelance work, and met a roofer for an estimate for the new roof at the Main St. house.
He was about an hour late showing up (surprise, surprise) but his quote of $2,000 was pretty […]
Apr
1
Yesterday was pretty encouraging, as I got about half of the backsplash tiling done and two coats of paint (minus cutting in and the trim) on the living room and dining room of the Main St. house. The wife also pitched in and started weeding in the back, and helping me try to come to […]
Mar
4
Preliminary Budget for 1002 S. Main St. Property
March 4, 2007 | 2 Comments
With all my previous jibber-jabbering about areas of potential profits in a flip to focus on, here’s my preliminary plan, along with some rough estimates of cost. I don’t have measurements for precise square footages and there are a few uncertainities here and there, so this is very much a rough draft, as far as […]
Feb
26
Get Emotional About House Flipping Profits
February 26, 2007 | 3 Comments
We’ve already talked about the primary source of house flipping profits, which is buying properties for less than their actual value. The second weapon in the flipper aresnal is another obvious one, which is making repairs and renovations on homes that increase the potential selling price.
Although that seems straightforward, it actually bears a closer look. […]