This is a new entry in my Rehabs Revealed series. Each Wednesday for the next 4 weeks I’ll highlight a different aspect of this rehab. It will demonstrate how my team does what they do so well and, hopefully, give you some ideas you can use in your business! In Part 1 this week, we’ll take a look at the outside. Scroll through the images as well as read a little about how we got started on the project below. Outside Improvement Strategy: This property is a classic Chicago two-story house with a partial brick exterior along with vinyl siding. Furthermore, the house was built in 1944, it also has a detached garage. The landscaping was a bit challenging on this house for two reasons. First, everything was overgrown. Secondly, there was a big hole in the backyard where a pool used to be. We had some dirt brought in to level out the back yard. You have to have the vision to see past the ugly things, whether they’re on the inside of the house or on the outside. Once the bushes were trimmed down and we added flowers and flower boxes, it really created a nice curb appeal. Although this house was only 1,178 square feet, it really turned out with a nice layout on the inside and a great curb appeal on the outside. Here are some of the SKU’s we used on the outside of the house: Material list (exterior): Base Paint – Garden Wall (Behr PP 730D-4) Trim Paint – Cornerstone (Behr PP 330E-2) Accent Paint – Intellectual Gray (Behr PP UL260-2) Front Door Paint – Roasted Pepper (Behr PP 180D-7) Door Handle – Kwikset Smartkey (745-825) Numbers – Hillman Group (844-043) Mailbox – Repainted existing In next Wednesday’s post, I’ll take you inside the house to show you where we started and what we did to transform from an old house to someone’s dream home. ...
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Here’s a great tip on how to make your project’s kitchen really stand out! The farm sink. In this video, I show you the difference you can make with a single “wow” factor in a rehab. ...
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We almost always recommend placing a high-quality laminate flooring from Home Depot (many with a 50-year warranty) throughout the main level of a house. In the case of 3646 W. 87th Street in Chicago, Illinois, we were able to have the hardwood floors refinished beautifully. For a cheaper price than what laminate flooring would have cost. These gorgeous hardwood floors are probably one of the biggest “statement” pieces in this house. Both the glossy floors and the nice kitchen really pop as you enter the living room of this house. The layout of this house was pretty standard, so we primarily just opened up one wall between the living room and the dining room, but we pretty much left the walls upstairs in tact. The brushed nickel fixtures throughout this house and the cool paint scheme really transformed this house into a trendy Chicago abode. Here are some of the SKU’s we used on the inside of the house: Wall and Ceiling Color – Silver Sage (UL 210-8) Trim Color – Fledgling (MSL 198) Door Color – Elephant Skin (UL 260-5) Hardwoods – Solid Oak (Minwax Stain: Special Walnut with Semi-Gloss Poly) Carpet – Touchdown Caramel (528-529) Living Room Light – 13″ Brushed Nickel 2-Light Flushmount Twin-Pack (701-704) Dining Room Chandelier – 3-Light Brushed Nickel (118-638) Baseboards – Pro-Pack of 7/16″x3″x12′ (143-210) ...
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Creating something unique and new, from start to finish, can be a very a time-consuming process. That’s especially true with the myriad decisions involved in real estate investing. The most successful investors all have systems and processes so they don’t have to make the same decisions and think about the same problems over and over. In fact, having a system ensures that you have a specific workflow that produces great products, time and time again. ...
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