Archive | December, 2013

The Top Materials for Countertops Part 2

Non-traditional/New Age In the first part of our series we talked about  traditional options for your countertops in your flip. In our second installation of countop talk, it is the less ordinary countertop we will discuss. A different countertop could be just the special thing you need to make your kitchen pop! Tile Modular and […]

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Flipping House Series: The Junk House Part 2

Last week we introduced you to The Junk House. We got looking at more of the before pictures and decided to show you some of the exterior ones. Since this was a foreclosure it was obvious that the owner stopped caring about the outside of the house a long time ago. Let’s take a look […]

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Choosing the Right Cabinets for your Flip

  One of biggest questions for a flip is whether to replace or reface the cabinets in the kitchen. Replacing of course is removing the entire cabinet boxes and installing new ones. Refacing involves replacing only the doors of your cabinets instead of the entire cabinet box. Here we discuss the difference and how to […]

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Small Real Estate Investment Markets: The Perfect Storm

I am sure you remember the scene from the movie The Perfect Storm. In the climax of the movie, a rare combination of weather circumstances  converge to create a storm of immense power creating an event of unusual magnitude. Just like in the movie several factors are mounting as evidence that a perfect storm may be building for individuals […]

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Flipping House Series: The Junk House Part 1

The next house in our Flipping House Series is The Junk House. This was a foreclosure and to say the least when the people left, they left behind more than just their house. The kitchen was very dated and the carpet had to be replaced. While doing our initial walk through and filling our our […]

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What’s a Whole Home Inspection Involve?

This is the big one. A whole home inspection is the mother load of all inspections. Here is a look at the major points and what’s included in each one for most parts of the country.     The Structure Entry ways, foundations, siding and porches looking for such symptoms of trouble as sagging roof […]

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Market Watch: Ocean City, NJ

Understanding your market is critical to being a successful real estate investor.  Your goal is to hold the property for a short time when flipping houses during market swings.  However, it’s good to know whether the market is appreciating or depreciating.  You especially don’t want to finish up and find out your comps have dropped […]

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Flipping House Series: The Money “Drain” House Finale

  If you remember our play on words then you remember The Money “Drain” House had a patio outside the walkout basement door that filled up with water when it rained and the water leaked into the basement.  This of course happened AFTER our team bought it.  So, our team had to fix a problem that we had […]

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The Top Materials for Countertops Part 1

What’s the one item that sets the tone for the kitchen. The statement of the kitchen?  From experience we can tell you one of the first questions we always get about our kitchens? ” What are your countertops made of??” So we thought we would write a series on countertops. With the never ending options […]

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Top Three Reasons to Invest in Real Estate Right Now

For the better last half of the year we have been giving you reasons upon reasons to start your flipping career. We have also supplied you with tips and tricks and many blogs with advice on investing in real estate and if you are ready to make that jump. We want to round out the […]

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