Investing Strategies
Renovation Rockstar: iHeart Homes Corp
Most often, success happens as a result of failure. For Michele and Ken Van Der Veen, ups and downs eventually led them to a life full of happy homes. Renovating… more
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Investing Strategies
Tamara Day’s Top Weekend DIY Projects to Boost Home Value
After more than a decade of rehabbing houses, revamping interiors and building custom furniture, “Bargain Mansions” host Tamara Day has curated a vast catalog of do-it-yourself projects that increase home… more
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Renovation Rockstar: Layers of History in Kansas City
Project Notes:
Built in 1890
4 bedrooms/4 bathrooms
3,010 square feet
Original floors and staircase
Kitchen with 12-foot ceilings
Purchase Price: $122,000
Rehab & Carrying Costs: $200,000
Appraised Value After… more
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Renovation Rockstar: Historic Home Yields Hidden Treasures
Featured investors: Kathryn Harbour, Realtor with Keller Williams and Steve & Denise Nunley, Steeden Preferred Properties
Deal Notes & Numbers:
1935 historic home in Acworth, Georgia. Within walking distance of… more
Profiles
REI Club Members Take on the “Total Gut Job” Tudor with Detailed Plans
I’d like to say that after the Affinity REI Club closed on its first investment property in February, we dove right into renovations while sporting plaid shirts, overalls and big,… more
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Renovation Rockstars: Bread-and-Butter House With A Surprise
When Florida real estate investors John and Corinne Tesh first heard from the owners of this “bread-and-butter” Florida block house, they expected the property might be a challenge. Hurricane Irma… more
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Renovation Rockstars: Fire Recovery Rehab
When Vernon Vaughan of FairAndFastHomebuyers.com first spotted the promising address on Hubzu.com, he believed he was investigating the purchase of a vacant lot.
“I swung by the property on the… more
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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… more
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Glutton for Punishment or Naive DIY’er?
Abby Tillman and her husband chronicled their first foray into real estate investing, buying a rental property, in Think Realty’s “Rookie Investor” blog series. The following article is excerpted from… more
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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… more
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