October 3, 2006
Some of the First Before and After Pictures
I know I’ve been neglecting the blog lately, but it was pretty hectic leading up to the open house as I was running around trying to market the property on my own and finish up all the small items that needed fixing before showing to potential buyers. The open house went well, but it wasn’t the explosion of buyer interest that I had fantasized about and I’m going to continue working hard to get the word out about this property. In the meantime, here are some of the first before and after pictures so you can get a sense of the final result. Overall I’m very please with how all the renovations turned out and now I just need someone to fall in love with the house and take it off my hands…
Front of the House Before
Front of the House After
First Floor Before
First Floor After
I’ll post a ton more before and after pictures soon. I plan on doing an “Anatomy of a Flip” series where I summarize the changes made in each room and the approximate cost of the renovations. Hopefully I’ll snag a serious buyer soon and will have more time for blogging…
Nice! Can’t wait.
Wow! I love it! That house is worthy of your efforts. I love
to see historic homes given a new life. Not much built after
1960 is worth it.
Looks great! Can’t wait to see more pictures!
Check you out. Fancy house you got there. I should have been checking CL. I missed the open house. I was looking forward to walking through.
Wow! I just stumbled on your blog and can’t wait to read more! Good luck!
Lord, you do beautiful work.
Please please please, get out of the housing market for now and stay out until it bottoms.
Never, I repeat NEVER buy at the top again. Wait for the bottom!
It could take years for the bottom to hit but you are very talented and have SCRUMPTIOUS taste in rennovating homes. It would be great for you to try this again when you have a chance of recouping your money.
The bottom of this market was @ 1996/97. Can you imagine if you’d been doing this late 90’s through about ‘03? You’d be a freaking millionare now!
Thank God you only attempted one flip at the top. A lot of others are in on way more than that.
Document all your work carefully. Until the next bottom comes I’m sure people will hire you on to do rennovations on their homes.
You’re work totally rocks!! You just didn’t know jack about RE cycles and hard concepts like cash flow.
Beautiful beautiful work. I wish you all the luck on unloading this with not much financial loss. And I also wish you luck when you begin again AT THE BOTTOM of the next cycle.
Your work is AWESOME! Keep it up!
Caron
http://GeneseeCountyHomes.blogspot.com
Thanks, Caron (and everybody else)! Had to respond to your comment in particular because I was actually born in Gennessee County!