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Renovation Rockstar: Atlanta Flip

Editorial Staff | 14 Aug 2019

Details of the DealLocation: Atlanta, GA3 bed / 1 bath / 1080 sq ftPurchase Price: $57,000Renovation Budget: $53,000Sale Price: $162,500 When real estate entrepreneur Lorraine Beato spoke on a panel… more

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Renovation Rockstar: iHeart Homes Corp

Kelli White | 18 Jun 2019

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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Tamara Day’s Top Weekend DIY Projects to Boost Home Value

Bobby Burch | 14 Jun 2019

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

Think Realty | 4 Dec 2018

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

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 10 Aug 2018

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

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REI Club Members Take on the “Total Gut Job” Tudor with Detailed Plans

Laura Chalk | 15 Jun 2018

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

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 5 Apr 2018

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

Think Realty | 4 Apr 2018

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

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 28 Sep 2017

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 | 28 Sep 2017

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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