In my last update to this series, I discussed the question of whether or not you’re handy and how that impacts your dreams of flipping houses. However, regardless of how handy you are, anyone flipping a house needs to have a rolodex, by which I mean a list of contractors, attorneys, etc. who can step in when […]
Home Remodeling
House Flipping 101: Are you handy?
There are typically two types of people who want to flip houses – those who have (or believe they have) a lot of money lying around but don’t know much about construction or repair-work and those who are handy and can make a lot of repairs themselves but don’t have a ton of money. And […]
House Flipping 101: Real Estate Knowledge
Many people think they understand real estate because they’ve watched a few HGTV shows and gone to a few local open houses. To put it simply, that’s just not enough knowledge to go into a house-flipping business. There are several things a good real estate investor knows about the market. The most obvious is the […]
House Flipping 101: Do you have the capital?
I’ve been flipping houses for about five years now, and I can tell you from firsthand experience, it’s not a glorious task. Unlike the shows on TV, it’s difficult to make money flipping houses, and the stress involved along the way can be overwhelming. However, thanks to reality TV and, more recently, an optimistic economy, […]
IKEA kitchen review… two years later
Two years ago, my wife and I decided it was time to overhaul our almost 50 year-old kitchen. We made plans to remove several walls, add an island, move the sink, under-mount lights and electrical outlets, and install all new cabinetry, including an oversized pantry. We had everything figured out to a t, and then we […]
8 things about kitchen cabinets you (probably) didn’t know
As a real estate investor, I’ve done a few kitchen remodels over the years. Here are some of the tips I wished I had known earlier. The most finicky cabinets are the corner ones. You would think by now that we would have a ton of corner cabinet options, but most of those options are on […]