I had been wanting to tackle a fixer-upper to flip and when my partner found one, I said, "Buy it!" sight unseen. From the photos, the house looked like it had all kinds of potential. It was a bit of a fixer-upper, and when I say that, I really mean a TOTAL gut-job...
The rental unit makeover is at the finish line! The powder room was the last room that really needed some renovation love and because it's a rental, I tried to use the least money possible while still giving the room some major personality. Sure, it would have been...
Warning: This is a long post with not a lot of photos but I'm hoping the helpful advice will make up for that! I'm going to tell you a story about how I screwed up managing contractors in the hopes that you'll not make the same mistake. Because after all, this little...
I'm in the process of waiting to close on the property that I just put an offer on a couple weeks ago. For all of you that have gotten a mortgage before, you know how much of a pain in the rear it is to give the underwriters all the documents they're looking for to...
I always get a mortgage when buying my rentals. Why use my money when I can use the bank's? I don't know of any other investment vehicle where you can use other people's money (the bank's), have other people (your tenants) pay your debt, and you end up with an asset...
I’m Sandra and I’ve renovated 7 houses over the last 20 years. I’m an attorney by trade but home renovation is my real passion. Thanks for following along as I renovate yet another space. I hope you get some ideas and inspiration!