Part Time REI

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We have completed the Pool House and the nightmare of the unkempt pool is over. Again it is not often that rehabbers can say two words and all their fellow real estate investors know exactly what they are talking about. All we have to mention is “the pool” and everyone remembers the nightmare that Part-Time […]

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 so, you shouldn’t expect huge 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 […]

Our next project in our Flipping House Series is finished! As you may remember The Estate House needed some work. We had acquired this little jewel from none other than an estate sale and it looked as if it had been a while since this one had been taken care of. It was very dated […]

Replacing windows in your house is a great way to bring a refreshed energized look back to it. Like any specialized area, window manufacturing and technology are constantly changing and understanding them can be difficult. Before you make any decisions and commit to what will likely be a substantial home-improvement investment, read on and learn […]

In the words of Hank William’s Jr, ” Are you ready for some football!?”  Super Bowl XLVIII (48 for our non-Roman readers), is fast approaching.  On February 2, 2014, the AFC and NFC Champions will clash between commercials at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  This will be the first, cold-weather outdoor Super Bowl […]

  Let’s take a final look at The Wallpaper House. If you have been following our Flipping House Series you will remember why we named this house The Wallpaper House. For the before shots of the plethora of wallpaper click here.   Let’s take a look at some of the after shots.   Here is […]