They’re going to live there for a while, so it’s technically not a flip. But my clients that bought a fixer close to Curtis Park last October have made such a difference to their house I was amazed. I spent some time with them this morning and came away quite stunned.

The stairs leading to the front door have been redone. The house has been painted. The floors are new (bamboo) and the bathroom has been completely gutted and redone with new fixtures and vanity. (They did it for $1000 which is extremely thrifty!) The kitchen cabinets have been removed and all new appliances have been put in. The garage which was almost falling over has been stood back up. The lawn is back (there was carpet on the ground!) and all new plants and flowers dot the backyard and front. The termite-ridden back deck has been removed and a new one will be put back up.

And it is all sweat equity.

In their own words, they never spend a single weekend doing anything but working on the house and if they do anything else they feel guilty. Oh, to be young and working on your first home! Sigh!

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