This renovation turned out awesome. The house didn’t need any major changes, just needed to be updated thru out. It is finished, nice and shiny, and actually sold! There were multiple buyers that were interested and it sold in 3 days! Here are the pictures. Let me know what you think. Click here if you […]
I have been getting many calls and emails with questions about investing in real estate, wholesaling, funding, managing contractors, analyzing deals, etc. Many of you emailed me asking “Can I buy you a lunch?”, or “I really want to get started, can I pick your brain?” or “Russ, I know I have a deal, can […]
We are getting more and more properties like this one. The house is in a decent shape, it’s just dated. There is nothing horribly wrong, everything is functional, but it needs some TLC throughout. Due to the current weak real estate market, dated properties take a lot longer to sell and they usually sell […]
I couldn’t be happier with how this project has turned out. After removing some walls and changing the layout, the 1st floor now feels much more open and has a much better flow. Even upstairs we moved a few walls to make the bath larger and got rid of the dead space with some awkward […]
New transformation – first, some before pictures: And here are the after photos: As always, came out really nice. Everybody is happy – neighbors, new owners, we are … Hope you enjoyed it. We are currently buying. Let me know if you know of any fixer uppers. If you do, leave a message thru the […]
The Pool House is finished and ready for the new owners. Transformation is amazing. Everything went nice and smooth. No major hang-ups. Enjoy the photos: Turned out really nice. Cheers! Russ PS: Let me know if you come across any fixer uppers. We are buying!
We started another project. Very dated home. This one is going to get a complete makeover. Pretty much everything is going to be replaced – roof, windows, siding, doors, floors, fixtures, … There is also an old septic that we will properly eliminate and connect to the city sewers. I present to you a Green Beauty: I’ll […]
Just a few interesting pictures. It is not everyday you can see this. The condition of the pool was beyond reasonable repair. The concrete was cracked at multiple locations and the sections have shifted, pipes were shot, etc… Long story short, the pool is no more 🙂 Broken up, removed, filled in and seeded. You can see how it […]
At 3,000 square feet this is one of the larger homes we recently purchased. Fairly new construction, but there was freeze damage throughout the house. Water damage clean up company went thru the house and did majority of the “heavy lifting” before we bought it. The homeowners actually bought some materials to get it going, they […]
It took me a while to put this property up on the blog, because I have a bunch of new ones that are keeping me busy. But I’ll tell you about those in the coming posts. Back to this house. It came out spectacular, right on time and almost on the budget. And the best […]
Let me introduce you to my favorite kind of house. Ranch, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage, good size flat yard, on a quiet street. Outdated inside and out. And overgrown with trees, bushes and plants to the point you can barely see it. From my experience, these kind of houses (once fixed up […]
The Cabin is done and we turned it into a cute little house. As expected, the exterior took majority of the time. The original retaining wall turned out to be three (that’s 3) “layers” of retaining walls. Yes, the previous experts were trying to dress it up and make it new three times, without demo-ing […]
The Smoker’s House is all done and sold. Yes, it took less than two weeks after we put it on the market, and it was gone. The interesting thing here was, that for the first time we actually used sod. There was a shady area in the backside of the house. We went ahead and cut down […]
600 square feet. That’s how big this “mansion” is. Usually I don’t get involved with small houses like this, because they are harder to sell. But the price was right and the neighborhood is nice. So I said sure, bring it on! All my properties need a lot of work when I buy them and this […]
I have a another rehab project to share with you. I knew what I am going to name it the moment I stepped inside. Heavy smoke odor. Walls, ceilings, trim, windows … everything yellow and sticky. Classic ranch with a walkout basement. Everything old and pretty much original. Just the way I like it. Take a look […]