Conventional wisdom states that real estate investors should stick with neutral paint colors when rehabbing properties to rent out or sell at retail, but it may be time to revisit that time-honored...
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Tearing Down Walls And Opening Up Value
This article was originally published in the April 2018 Think Realty Magazine. 2018 is likely to continue to be a sellers’ market according to recent reports from Trulia. The company released the...
8 Kitchen Design Trends for 2018
Looking for the newest trends in kitchen design? Look no further! Those Shaker-style cabinets should be the first thing to go, and you’ll probably want to give the dramatic paint trend a try. Here...
This Paint Color Could Add Thousands to Your Selling Price
If you’re feeling a little blue this holiday season, that could be great news for your home values. According to Zillow’s 2017 Paint Color Analysis the right shade of blue in your bathroom could add...
When the 1940s Meets the Modern Rehab
When a housing market heats up and home values start heading northward, the first thing to go is “affordable housing.” While this might seem like nothing more or less than conventional wisdom, when...
Renovation Rock Stars: Kitchen Edition
Ever watched one of those “reality” real estate shows and thought to yourself, “I could do so much better, for so much less! And why are they hanging that hideous wallpaper in a rental property...
Beautifully Engaged: Public Art and Private Property
What do you do when you purchase an investment property with a nasty reputation in a great location? If you’re Monick Halm, managing partner of Vineyard Investment Partners, you give it a literal...
3 Strategies for Staging Investment Properties
Many real estate investors believe that staging is unnecessary for their properties. They could not be more wrong! Whether you are hoping to sell for top dollar or rent out a buy-and-hold property,...
Finishing Touches
When it comes to design in an investment property, investors have been taught that “less is more.” While this can be true in some markets, a well-designed home with the right “finishing touches”...
Secrets in the Walls
It’s going to get messy, and walls hide a lot of secrets.” That’s the note of caution Erin Shipps, creator, executive producer and host of Kansas City-based web series “ShowMe Renovation”, gives to...
