rehabbing: Completed Rehab - 01/01/09 03:36 PM
For those who didn't believe a horrible house could be made new, here are the rehab pictures.   The rehab is done and only the sawdust remains in these pictures.  Total cost for this major project:  $50,000 which included insulation, siding, windows, furnace, water heater, upgraded electric from fuses to circuit breakers, refinished wood floors, wall repair, complete kitchen and bath remodel, entire house plumbing, regrading the exterior, and some minor cement work. 

 
Here is the bathroom, clean, fresh and sweet smelling.  The same space now sports a full tub surround instead of plastic tile, a handicap height toilet, and … (8 comments)

rehabbing: Plan and Envision - 04/26/08 04:38 PM
For some rehabbers, the dirt has to be removed before the plan can be made.  The space has to be felt.  The home has to talk to the owner.  
For other rehabbers, the record of baby steps is important so they don't lose their vision.  Progress can seem very slow. 
In the house from the previous post, the property is condemned and requires a code compliance inspection from the city. The expected list of required repairs includes:
Upgrade electrical service from 60 amp fuses to 100 amp circuit breakers which includes a new mast and boxInstall GFCI outlets within 6 feet of … (2 comments)

rehabbing: So You Want to Be a Rehabber - 03/15/08 08:13 PM
Subtitled:  Do You Really Have What It Takes to Do the Zero Down Infomercial Programs?
If you want to be a rehabber and make some "easy" and quick money when you grow up, let me show you what the infomercials don't tell you!  The following series of pictures was taken from a house with good bones that could be purchased very cheaply to make a killing on resale.  But, do YOU really want to go here?  Do you have the stomach for it?  The photos on the left were taken before 2000+ pounds of debris was scooped by shovel from the … (12 comments)

rehabbing: 4044 2nd St. N.E., Columbia Heights, Minnesota SOLD - 03/16/07 06:30 PM
Last Thanksgiving I blogged about a tiny house we purchased for rehabbing.  There are rules I have set for myself regarding homes purchased to rehab and this poor little house violated many of those rules.  It was too small.  It only had one bedroom.  The return was questionable.  Regardless of those rules, the little house called to me.  It wanted my attention and my creativity to make it a home once again.  She's done except for carpet which we're allowing the buyer an allowance to purchase, but she still tugs at my heart strings.  This little house has broken the last … (6 comments)

rehabbing: Rules Are Meant to Be Broken - 11/19/06 04:15 PM
Some rules are meant to be broken.  I don't recommend it for rehabbers, but I'm as susceptible as the next person when it comes to emotionally buying.  Breaking the rehabbing rules can cost money, however!
This little house is an example of broken rehab rules.  It's the latest project on my rehab screen.  It's kind of ugly on the outside but has a lot going for it on the inside.  It's one bedroom (broken rule number 1: one bedroom limits the pool of potential buyers in a slow market); one bathroom (but it's big for a little house); one car detached garage; a full basement … (12 comments)

rehabbing: Rehabbing Guidelines - 10/17/06 05:54 PM
Definition:  Rehabber - one who takes a distressed house and makes it happy again.
I'm a rehabber.  Anyone who has seen my business blog knows that I'm a serious rehabber.  I live in one of those kind of houses.  One that will someday be the house that I see in my mind.  But, rehabbers have rules.  They don't always make sense to other people nor are they consistent from rehabber to rehabber  Here is a beginning list of rules I use:
The point of rehabbing is to make money.  You don't have to make an obscene amount of money, but a profit is … (6 comments)

 
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