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Have Patience! Please!

Mike came home the other evening all discouraged from the flip. He said he feels we're aren't making headway as fast as we should be. Well, he has ALWAYS hated to paint. And he has always hated to paint TRIM especially! And guess what is left to paint? Yup. Doors and miles and miles of trim! At this point, all four of us are beginning to question the bright idea to save money by doing all of the interior painting ourselves! I mean, I go over there in an evening and paint ONE side of ONE door (it is laying across saw horses and has to dry before being flipped over) and ONE door jamb! That is so S L O W! (But I AM good!) Well, the decision has been made and we just gotta plod on. Here is Anne touching up the livingroom. Looks good, huh? And here is another shot of where "the box" used to be.

Other things ARE being completed, however. Our nephew has started the bathroom tile. Here he is doing the demo.

The new back fence is now finished. Here are the workers (two more nephews) setting the posts.

The granite for the kitchen is purchased and the date of installation is lined up. We bought the new sink and faucet. And the front landscape is all done but the sod, and it looks so good!

Anne & Joe's dog, Rufus, is the project mascot. It tuckers him out, as you can see.

Well, back to painting trim ...

~Debbie

Posted by Mike Wilmers & Co: Mike & Debbie Wilmers & Leah Woolsey on 05/10/2008 04:54 PM

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11 Comments on Have Patience! Please!

You're quite ambitious!! Do you have before pictures somewhere??

05/11/2008 09:37 AM

by Nancy Pav (Long & Foster)

This is very exciting! Keep up the good work. I love the feeling of accomplishment once the job has been completed. Paint is no big deal. I hate, hate, hate replacing toilets!!!

05/11/2008 09:43 AM

by Melody Botting RE/MAX Empire Realty

Nancy, thank you for your comment. Yes, I have all of the "before" pictures on the blog, as well. You'll have to go back several posts to find them. As I add photos of accomplishments, I try to put the before shot in, as well. They are fun to see. ~Debbie

05/11/2008 02:59 PM

by Mike Wilmers & Co: Mike & Debbie Wilmers & Leah Woolsey (RE/MAX Heritage Homes)

Well, Melody, if it is YOU doing the actual toilet replacing, I don't blame you. And I am VERY impressed! I just say, "the toilet needs replaced," and one of the men does it! So maybe I SHOULD appreciate my painting job, huh? ~Debbie

05/11/2008 03:01 PM

by Mike Wilmers & Co: Mike & Debbie Wilmers & Leah Woolsey (RE/MAX Heritage Homes)

keep it up!

05/11/2008 04:09 PM

by Ron Domke of Casa Latino--San Pedro (Casa Latino Southern California)

Rufus is on the job! He is so cute. Best of luck with this project. Just keep thinking of how great it will look when it is completed.

05/11/2008 05:10 PM

by Karen Gentry>>Charlottesville, Virginia Real Estate Professional (RE/MAX Excellence-Charlottesville VA)

Very interesting stuff. I don't flip but I like seeing what others do and I'd love to sell a couple of my properties to someone that does flip or live or whatever!

05/11/2008 07:10 PM

by Rosemary Brooks -Mother & Daughter (866)-750-8282 (Family Realty Group - 866-750-8282)

Karen, yes, Rufus takes his job VERY seriously. And it just wears him out!

Rosemary, we'll be happy when more buyers of any kind venture back in the market, flippers or livers! SOMEONE is buying since all of our offers to purchase have been multiples.

Thanks for your comments, guys! ~Debbie

05/12/2008 02:19 PM

When will you let folks in to view the property? It looks lovely, wishing you a quick sale!

It's a Good Life!

Fran

05/12/2008 03:11 PM

by Frances C. Rokicki, Broker~Mentor (Fran Rokicki Realty, LLC)

We're a couple of weeks away from opening it up to prospective buyers. Perhaps once the granite and carpet are in we can put out a little sign to start tongues waggin'! This is exciting and scary! ~Debbie

05/12/2008 04:05 PM

by Mike Wilmers & Co: Mike & Debbie Wilmers & Leah Woolsey (RE/MAX Heritage Homes)

I bet it sells quickly! You should be out looking for another one! LOL!

It's a Good Life!

Fran

05/12/2008 06:47 PM

by Frances C. Rokicki, Broker~Mentor (Fran Rokicki Realty, LLC)

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