It looks like a house you'd rent in a run down part of town. Sorry to say. I've remodeled so many houses and that looks like one that would be rented, not owned. Poor dry wall work, carpet and kitchen look cheap, as well. You've underestimated the people who really do want to live in antique houses. The only thing about that house that is antique is the outside and bottom floors... everything else is classic 101 remodeling to make money. It screams "just rent me for cheap."
The kitchen is a little disappointing. The cabinet design and countertop color break with the traditional aspects too quickly. The bathroom vanity is way undersized as well
We drywalled over wallpaper once on a flip house because steamers, strippers, etc would have taken us a week to get it down. It was that thick embossed wallpaper that wasn't budging for nothing in a 70s time capsule of a house. I voted to keep the popcorn and GLITTER ceiling but got told no. LOL
Old houses have so much character. :) For the bathtub, couldn't you have turned it around and mounted whatever faucet you wanted to the wall? ...and then maybe that would have made a shower there possible too.
I was thinking the same thing that the closest downstairs should have been on the opposite side of the wall to save the door in case someone still wanted to use it as an office and to reach the bathroom.
Simple things like taller cabinets that when to the ceiling, crown molding, wrought iron stair case spindles, double vanity in bathroom, updating the built-ins can get pricey but I hope the new owners take the time to do so it would make this look so much nicer. It’s awesome that you refinished the floors and claw foot tube :)
My house was built in 1900 and it was to my surprise that I found out that the door knobs and locksets to all my doors are selling from over $100 to $300 for an original antique set online. I have 10 or 11 doors. And then I saw someone pay $10k for an old pocket door just like the 10 foot wide one I have to my bedroom. If you own an old house and you wanna renovate, never paint over old wood finish, don't throw out those doors and old knobs they can be repaired, you're sitting on a gold mine and it's just gonna appreciate more in value over time. BTW old brass fixtures self sanitizes themselves in about an 8 hour period. isn't that cool?
My house was built in 1900 as well. The previous owner decided to paint three of the doors white and it looks bad, they get dirt and marks so easily. Thankfully they didn't touch any of the wood trims seeing how popular it is nowadays to paint everything that's wood, white.
I watched the before and after in this one a couple times. I think you did a decent rehab on this for a flip, and maintained the overall charm of the building. . I can see a lot of things I would want to tweak as a homebuyer, but the resale price would still make further renos affordable. The hardwood on the main floor turned out great. I really don't like what was done with the main floor bedroom. The closet placement looks all wrong, and the cut off framing of the closet just looks like they ran out of materials. I would have kept the second door by the stairs and put the closet on the same wall as the pocket door. That way the buyer could have had more options on how to use that room. I actually liked that you kept the clawfoot tub upstairs, and added the shower downstairs. Moving that eyesore piping was a good call too. Seems to me that bathroom, being so large, could have been reconfigured to make the space more balanced and usable. The vanity is too small, but a larger one might be awkward with where the toilet is placed. Again, these are things the buyer could work with. Well that's my two cents worth, anyway. These videos are very interesting and informative.
I just recently saw this one. From the front it looks like the first house we bought, in Denver in 1979. Built in 1912, a Sears house. And it had a ghost in the basement, too. 😮
love old houses, but with modern kitchens and bathrooms. This house turned out nice, also like the color you did the outside of it! I have my family home, a large 50s ranch style home, with lots of used brick, just last Nov, had all new plumbing did pex and a complete bathroom reconfiguration and all turned out well, my plumber did the whole thing and ran me total about 12.5K real happy with it
Faucets made for campers fit perfectly in the existing holes on old class foot tubs. A D rod shower curtain with the additional support aren't much at Home Depot and Lowe's. The look kids just as good and sometimes the same for a fraction of the price.
I liked the textured walls, my home was built in the late 40's or early 50's all the walls are textured except in the addition in the back, and the previous owners used cheap paneling,,, hate it,,, Painted it,,,
I agree from your standpoint Mark. Saving everything in your case isn’t practical. If one buys a house like this and plans restore it over a period of years then it can make sense to restore it to whatever that person can live with and likes. The next owner may not appreciate it though. It has its pros and cons! It looks nice and it will be just fine. 👍👍
Oh! I’m excited. I’ve been waiting for this one...... Edited to add: I was hoping you could save the kitchen but, darker cabinets would have looked far, far better and quartz countertops in that kitchen. Loved that you fixed the floors downstairs, hate the carpeting, love the claw foot tub, doors,handles and built in. I realize you’re flipping and why you make the choices you do but.....I’m one of those oddballs who would absolutely love living in a refurbished old home. If I had it left in me, I would most definitely buy an old Colonial with a HUGE front porch and fix it up. Oh and the laundry room with no heat, I see that being a problem in the winter with pipes freezing.
Maggie Sue ,I agree and there are many,many things I would have done differently. However, from his standpoint,he’s flipping and only wants to put in what’s necessary and cost effective for him. That closet he put in to make it a bedroom bothered me the most. Why not take the drywall to the ceiling? That landing, I would have turned into a nice linen closet. I most definitely would not have settled for those kitchen cabinets, appliances and countertops. Do love that he kept the doors,built ins and pocket door and some of the original door knobs. The windows I would have chose would compliment the age of the home and not just cheap replacement ones. When I watch his videos, I have to remind myself, it’s not my home so it’s okay.
@@sammott8557 That's what I thought when I saw the bathrooms,,, at least the new owners can put free standing storage units up, or buy some old pieces and redo,,,they were dinky,,,
I agree. Original elements can’t always be saved, but in today’s market, decent matches can be found and even at flipper cost with places like Home Depot and Lowe’s. Or even just something that reminds you of the period would do. Like inexpensive crown molded cabinets with cheap subway tile backsplash so it doesn’t look so stunted. Engineered hardwood to match downstairs on the stairs and in the upstairs hallway (2.50- 3.00/ sqft) would have been a better long term choice too I think. That carpet is going to go bad fast
Did you ever considering rearanging the floorplan of the first floor so that the stairs ending in the living room? Turn the dinning room into the bedroom, the office into the kitchen and with the entrance to the stairs staying where they are acessing from the new kitchen/old office.
A Century home!! what!! I'm the one that drooled over your "subway" bathroom. A CLAWFOOT TUB? If it's in walking distance to a coffee shop you can get another 50 for it!!!
I think you could have made the upstairs bathroom vanity longer and a large mirror would have been very nice! It also would have afforded more storage!
Great Job! It's great that you could save the floors and doors. Looks fantastic. I really like how you added the shower in downstairs bath. The kitchen looks much better than it did and better than I expected it to. Pat yourself on the back for this one!
Hey Mark, considering your budget and timeline you guys did great, my only (minor) concern is the lack of a handrail going into the basement. I love what you guys did with the place!
I love it! I can’t believe that’s the same house. I’m currently looking at a rehab house like this in WV. Built in 1920 but totally remodeled and it reminds me of this one so much. I wish mine had original hard wood floors but I think it’s laminate instead. I’ll find out when we fly from a Florida to look at it in person.
Nice job! But I wouldn't have bought it coz I really disliked the kitchen refit. I get it's not cost effective to restore & peeps like new stuff, but the fit just didn't fit with the style of the house. Thanks for the vid ;)
I think you did a wonderful job. Love the bathtub. It would have been nice to have the door in the down stairs bedroom go directly to the hall close to the bathroom.
Did this house sell well? Me and my husband are trying to do a flip but we plan on living in it while we do so. It is in Colorado as well and I’m a nervous wreck about it but my husband is excited and think it will do well since all the bones in the house are good. It is in Pueblo if you know where that is
Oh okay great! Have you ever done a flip there? People who have been there a while say it’s a growing town because more military are coming that way. Me and my husband a long with a couple of other military families are the crazy ones who took a chance on the town lol. So I just wanted to know if you were familiar at all
Oh okay thanks! You may can answer or no but could you tell me about how capital gains work if you live in a property for under two years. Is it different for this state or is it all the same? About how much is it?
You totally could’ve flipped the stairs. It would’ve been really cheap if you did it yourself instead of hiring a contractor to do all the work for you.
We live in a house built in 1924, that was a bit abused before we bought it. Someone bought our house for 45k - it was a wreck! They "flipped" it....and tried to re-sell at 170k but that was a joke. We bought for 145k. The guy that did ours made everything LOOK nice but he cut a lot of corners and ended up not fixing a lot of problems. The roof should have been replaced, along with several of the windows that were still single-pane. The siding was wood and ill-kept and should also have been replaced, older windows needed re-sealing, the chimney needed new mortar in several areas, the basement needed to be resealed from the outside(was soaking in water during heavier rains, saturating the walls and then the floor) and the sump pump repaired(was overwhelmed easily and would not drain properly during heavy rain or constant rain). A 3rd story window was not sealed properly and leaked, and ended up leaking into our bedroom(also lathe and plaster and boy is that a pain). He'd already repaired the ceiling so it didn't look like there was a leak...but didn't fix the leak. We have since done that. I live on the coast, in an area that sees a lot of weathering. We didn't know about those things buying them, and many of them didn't come up as important during the inspection. But living in it for a few years really drives a lot of the "cut corners" home. I love that you didn't do that. You fixed it properly. Thank you.
The closet should go all the way to the ceiling, I’m sure the cost of materials wouldn’t have been that much more and it would have made it look like it belongs instead of a cheap afterthought..... love the hardwood floors but I’m not sure who loves carpet and most people I know don’t really care for it and would prefer hardwood floors if they weren’t so expensive. old houses don’t really make good “ flip” material, they are better left to people who want to buy them to restore and live in because they love old houses.
I love how you did the remodel I’m living in a house that was built in 1905 tried putting a door where an old door was one problem though the house has settled how do u fix things like that? Do you redo door frame or do u customize the door
While you've made it "clean", the charm of the old house has been removed to a great degree. It screams "yes, I'm a flipper". Good for you for making money, but I would never buy a flipped house.
If it was mine, I would redo the stairs down. put a landing and turn the bottom stairs. That space is not very usable anyway and I would like my neck to stay unbroken.
You made some great choices on this home. I was wondering when you where going to get to placing it on the market. But then I saw that video when to place and not to place a home on the market. I like the idea of the separate laundry room. At least you caught the fact there was no heat in there. Would of hated to see a pipe break after the wonderful job you did. Every thing is so pretty, you have a nice balance of new and old. I see this one going fast. I hope your Thanksgiving was great, as everyone else's.
We just bought a 1901 home for a flip - curious to see if you ran into any Asbestos on this and how you dealt with it - so far our home isn't showing any signs but still have to take a few things out
I've been waiting a while for this Mark, and it's nice... but it doesn't come close to the "yellow and white" one one with the same vintage and style that I love so much!... 😀
That one had the original trim still. This one did not. So hard to find houses with the trim that is not painted or messed up. That house also cost a fortune to fix up!
Fascinating house and quite charming. Also looks pretty large (by UK standards anyway). I wonder whether Americans do integrated hobs and ovens (built into the counter and cupboards). Every video I watch has a standalone unit.
You can tell it’s a flip. The 3rd bedroom in the dining room come on. They did as little as possible to get the house flip which I understand. For me I’ll rip out the upstairs carpet make it all hardwood, redo the kitchen and guest bathroom. Do something with the basement so it’s doesn’t look like a SAW movie.
And that is all something the new homeowner can do if they want. However, new builds aren't done perfect for buyers either unless they pay a ton extra.
Nice job! Not sure it would have worked with this house but with an upstairs bathroom like this having a decent size, could fitting a shower stall in addition to leaving the tub be worth the hassle/money? Or if really needing a shower is it better to just ditch the tub and put a combo in its place? Your thoughts?
Wow ! Whoever buys it will have to go in and redo the AWFUL DESIGN AND CHEAP CHOICES performed on the BATHROOM AND KITCHEN !!!! I mean cmon at least ATTEMPT TO DO IT WELL!!!!!!
@@investfourmore The wood floors look absolutely fabulous! Floors, pocket doors, original front door-spot on, the rest-a fail. Sadly, the rest looks like a cheap flip job. There was no thought put into the bathroom configuration, used cheap, tiny cabinetry. Get yourself a designer on staff to do a well functioning, well thought out layout-you can then buy the appropriately sized and configured cabinets. That closet in "bedroom" on first floor-terrible-he ran out of trim and tried to stretch what he had. Wall texture in stairway not uniform at all. That said, as a buyer-all, are signs that you chintzed on everything, I wouldn't trust your mechanical or structural repairs etc..Find yourself someone to help you with your layouts-it will payoff in the long run. I'd want to be known for quality flips-not cheap slapped together, got it sold flips..just mho.
Nice street presence. No porch railings? First floor BR is awkward re location of bath, but should appeal to more prospects. Many new ones have a flex room there...office, study, kids’ play room, hobby room. Carpet up is standard. Quieter. Good light throughout. Tubs are better for kids.
It's not about saving everything, it's about being sympathetic to the time period. So think about choosing paint colors that are of the time. I'm only 30 and all my friends have purposely purchased older homes. This reno seems more dated then the original did....simply because the styles you chose.
The neighbor forgot to put out the barking dog. Oops! ;) The house looks lovely. Still lots of charm, but I agree it’s more livable this way than when it’s a “time capsule” of sorts.
So when you added the closet in the office to make into bedroom you guys actually changed it with the county or is it still considered a two bedroom? Thnx
Why when houses are flipped/remodeled a refrigerator is never included? There's usually always an oven/stovetop and usually a dishwasher but the refrigerator is usually left out. It seems like including all or none would be better since most of the big box stores sell them in set anyway.
@@investfourmore Gotcha. So is there a law that says you have to have a stove or dishwasher or could you leave those out to maximize profit margins as well?
I'm still working on my flip. Looks like it will take me 16 weeks from start to finish the house from the day I bought it on auction.com as the high bidder of 5,000 dollars. Looks like I'll have about total 20,000 in the house and zillow says it should sale for 88,620 is there guess.
Don't go off any of those sites estimates! They aren't accurate. Finish up your flip, get someone to assess the value. Zillow could either be over-estimating or under-estimating, but regardless a bank will not give a loan for a home that doesn't assess for at minimum the offer accepted. Also, you don't want to sell for 88k if your house assesses at 145k after you've already accepted an offer.
yep, clawfoots are cute and everything, but then you get a build up of germs and god knows what under and around the tub that you have to clean... don't like em
God, this is an awful flip. It was such a beautiful old home with such potential to be sympathetic to the time period and he made it look like a trash 1990s subdivision. So tacky. The beige is awful. It looks so cheap. I would never purchase something so terribly done....or spend time trying to restore it.
I hear what you’re saying that in reality people don’t want to live with “old” kitchens/bathrooms/fixtures..... but they also don’t want to live with cheap builder-grade crap? I really feel like if you are making a living off snatching up old houses left and right, you have a responsible to preserve the history, charm, but most importantly QUALITY of these homes. They’ve survived 100 years and then you come in with the cheapest materials that likely won’t last 40 more. It’s irresponsible and non sustainable. I encourage you to take a more valued approach especially as you are clearly gaining capital by the sheer number of flips you have completed. Maybe it’s time to start principled flips.
Do you normally put Smart Switches in your houses? Saw a bunch of Lutron Caseta dimmers in random places as you walked around. Those are like $50-60 a piece for a dimmer so they can be tied in to a smart house system.
It looks like a house you'd rent in a run down part of town. Sorry to say. I've remodeled so many houses and that looks like one that would be rented, not owned. Poor dry wall work, carpet and kitchen look cheap, as well. You've underestimated the people who really do want to live in antique houses. The only thing about that house that is antique is the outside and bottom floors... everything else is classic 101 remodeling to make money. It screams "just rent me for cheap."
Landlords like this are ruining the country
The kitchen is a little disappointing. The cabinet design and countertop color break with the traditional aspects too quickly. The bathroom vanity is way undersized as well
This makes me so sad there is no charm in the house anymore :( nothing matches it all looks so thrown together and yucky
As a recent homebuyer we can tell when corners are cut. Just saying
Missed opportunity to make the kitchen new/retro with a farm sink and butcher block. But the floors are beautiful and it is a nice bedroom addition.
Such a beautiful home it is ashame the kitchen and bathrooms weren't more authentic. The floors came out pretty.
We drywalled over wallpaper once on a flip house because steamers, strippers, etc would have taken us a week to get it down. It was that thick embossed wallpaper that wasn't budging for nothing in a 70s time capsule of a house. I voted to keep the popcorn and GLITTER ceiling but got told no. LOL
You should always keep the integrity of the home, the charm. Home Depot crap cabinets yuk.
Those bathroom vanity cabinets and sinks are terribly undersized for the bathrooms.
Agreed
The floors are absolutely gorgeous! So nice that they were able to be salvaged.
I think this was a good idea but whoever did the install on somethings you could tell were just rushed like the tiles in the bathroom.
Not crazy about losing the dining room.
Yep. Downstairs bedrooms are kind of wack. I would have to convert it back
This house had so much potential and this just feels so rushed
Wow the wood floors looks almost new!
They are some of the best I have ever seen
Old houses have so much character. :) For the bathtub, couldn't you have turned it around and mounted whatever faucet you wanted to the wall? ...and then maybe that would have made a shower there possible too.
would have been a lot nicer with white cabinets with a little design on them that matches the house.
Taller cabinets in the kitchen - it makes it look smaller to me (small uppers small kitchen). A solution for laundry porch would be baseboard heat.
I was thinking the same thing that the closest downstairs should have been on the opposite side of the wall to save the door in case someone still wanted to use it as an office and to reach the bathroom.
I'm glad I live in an area where the housing prices are much cheaper. This is one expensive little house with a strange lay-out.
TXMEDRGR agreed I was surprised he said 200k. My house is worth that much and it has 5 bedrooms and 4 bath. Plus an office room and a theater room.
Simple things like taller cabinets that when to the ceiling, crown molding, wrought iron stair case spindles, double vanity in bathroom, updating the built-ins can get pricey but I hope the new owners take the time to do so it would make this look so much nicer. It’s awesome that you refinished the floors and claw foot tube :)
In reality you can buy appliances that maintain a retro aesthetic while being mechanically modern. Also you can make a claw foot tub a shower too.
I just love those old fashioned bath tubs.
WOW, always amazed at how beautiful your old home projects turn out, the charm of the home is all there still! How awesome, great work!
Thank you
My house was built in 1900 and it was to my surprise that I found out that the door knobs and locksets to all my doors are selling from over $100 to $300 for an original antique set online. I have 10 or 11 doors. And then I saw someone pay $10k for an old pocket door just like the 10 foot wide one I have to my bedroom. If you own an old house and you wanna renovate, never paint over old wood finish, don't throw out those doors and old knobs they can be repaired, you're sitting on a gold mine and it's just gonna appreciate more in value over time.
BTW old brass fixtures self sanitizes themselves in about an 8 hour period. isn't that cool?
yup!
My house was built in 1900 as well. The previous owner decided to paint three of the doors white and it looks bad, they get dirt and marks so easily. Thankfully they didn't touch any of the wood trims seeing how popular it is nowadays to paint everything that's wood, white.
Money Pit! 245k to buy and probably another 50k to really restore properly
Love it!!!! I can picture it with tons of flowers and some rockers on front porch or back porch and some beautiful rugs here and there.
I watched the before and after in this one a couple times. I think you did a decent rehab on this for a flip, and maintained the overall charm of the building. . I can see a lot of things I would want to tweak as a homebuyer, but the resale price would still make further renos affordable. The hardwood on the main floor turned out great. I really don't like what was done with the main floor bedroom. The closet placement looks all wrong, and the cut off framing of the closet just looks like they ran out of materials. I would have kept the second door by the stairs and put the closet on the same wall as the pocket door. That way the buyer could have had more options on how to use that room.
I actually liked that you kept the clawfoot tub upstairs, and added the shower downstairs. Moving that eyesore piping was a good call too. Seems to me that bathroom, being so large, could have been reconfigured to make the space more balanced and usable. The vanity is too small, but a larger one might be awkward with where the toilet is placed. Again, these are things the buyer could work with. Well that's my two cents worth, anyway. These videos are very interesting and informative.
I agree with just about everything you said
Yep,,,, I agree with you on most of this,,,
I'm heartbroken over that kitchen. It had so much potential before.
I just recently saw this one. From the front it looks like the first house we bought, in Denver in 1979. Built in 1912, a Sears house. And it had a ghost in the basement, too. 😮
Nice home but basement is scary looking. The basement kinda reminds me of " Silence of the lambs" movie set.
Yes, it needs cleaned up
love old houses, but with modern kitchens and bathrooms. This house turned out nice, also like the color you did the outside of it! I have my family home, a large 50s ranch style home, with lots of used brick, just last Nov, had all new plumbing did pex and a complete bathroom reconfiguration and all turned out well, my plumber did the whole thing and ran me total about 12.5K real happy with it
Faucets made for campers fit perfectly in the existing holes on old class foot tubs. A D rod shower curtain with the additional support aren't much at Home Depot and Lowe's. The look kids just as good and sometimes the same for a fraction of the price.
Good tips!
The texture walls is not good choice. Grosses me out
Texture everywhere here
There's not a house in my state without texture walls. You need to keep it consistent with the surrounding homes.
I liked the textured walls, my home was built in the late 40's or early 50's all the walls are textured except in the addition in the back, and the previous owners used cheap paneling,,, hate it,,, Painted it,,,
it's a regional thing. i am 33 and i've never lived in a house without textured walls.
Looks great other then the trim above downstairs bedroom closet , it looks funny cut like that.
I know. The contractor claimed he was being trendy.
@@investfourmore He lied
I agree from your standpoint Mark. Saving everything in your case isn’t practical.
If one buys a house like this and plans restore it over a period of years then it can make sense to restore it to whatever that person can live with and likes. The next owner may not appreciate it though. It has its pros and cons!
It looks nice and it will be just fine. 👍👍
Thank you!
Great as always. Glad you were able to save the tub!
Also you should have your guys reverse the door into the kitchen/stairs so it doesn't block the kitchen when you come in. Make it open left.
The basement is nasty
Oh! I’m excited. I’ve been waiting for this one......
Edited to add:
I was hoping you could save the kitchen but, darker cabinets would have looked far, far better and quartz countertops in that kitchen.
Loved that you fixed the floors downstairs, hate the carpeting, love the claw foot tub, doors,handles and built in.
I realize you’re flipping and why you make the choices you do but.....I’m one of those oddballs who would absolutely love living in a refurbished old home.
If I had it left in me, I would most definitely buy an old Colonial with a HUGE front porch and fix it up.
Oh and the laundry room with no heat, I see that being a problem in the winter with pipes freezing.
I thought the bathroom vanities were dinky. There was room for larger ones, surely. :-(
Maggie Sue ,I agree and there are many,many things I would have done differently. However, from his standpoint,he’s flipping and only wants to put in what’s necessary and cost effective for him.
That closet he put in to make it a bedroom bothered me the most. Why not take the drywall to the ceiling?
That landing, I would have turned into a nice linen closet. I most definitely would not have settled for those kitchen cabinets, appliances and countertops. Do love that he kept the doors,built ins and pocket door and some of the original door knobs.
The windows I would have chose would compliment the age of the home and not just cheap replacement ones.
When I watch his videos, I have to remind myself, it’s not my home so it’s okay.
@@maggiesue4825 Yes, dinky, but on the plus side, I envision homeowner's choice in shelving units to go in the empty spaces of those bathrms.
@@sammott8557 That's what I thought when I saw the bathrooms,,, at least the new owners can put free standing storage units up, or buy some old pieces and redo,,,they were dinky,,,
I agree. Original elements can’t always be saved, but in today’s market, decent matches can be found and even at flipper cost with places like Home Depot and Lowe’s. Or even just something that reminds you of the period would do. Like inexpensive crown molded cabinets with cheap subway tile backsplash so it doesn’t look so stunted. Engineered hardwood to match downstairs on the stairs and in the upstairs hallway (2.50- 3.00/ sqft) would have been a better long term choice too I think. That carpet is going to go bad fast
Did you ever considering rearanging the floorplan of the first floor so that the stairs ending in the living room? Turn the dinning room into the bedroom, the office into the kitchen and with the entrance to the stairs staying where they are acessing from the new kitchen/old office.
Yes but it would have been way too expensive
I think that place has a spirit living there. You can hear a disembodied voice when he goes to the basement at 8:38 and 8:44.
Hmmmmm
A Century home!! what!! I'm the one that drooled over your "subway" bathroom. A CLAWFOOT TUB? If it's in walking distance to a coffee shop you can get another 50 for it!!!
I think you could have made the upstairs bathroom vanity longer and a large mirror would have been very nice! It also would have afforded more storage!
I love it, I am looking at buying a house very similar to this, gives me hope
These houses need more curb appeal - flowers, bushes, something.
Great Job! It's great that you could save the floors and doors. Looks fantastic. I really like how you added the shower in downstairs bath. The kitchen looks much better than it did and better than I expected it to. Pat yourself on the back for this one!
Thank you Jan!
Hey Mark, considering your budget and timeline you guys did great, my only (minor) concern is the lack of a handrail going into the basement. I love what you guys did with the place!
Good call. there should be one
I love it! I can’t believe that’s the same house. I’m currently looking at a rehab house like this in WV. Built in 1920 but totally remodeled and it reminds me of this one so much. I wish mine had original hard wood floors but I think it’s laminate instead. I’ll find out when we fly from a Florida to look at it in person.
Nice job! But I wouldn't have bought it coz I really disliked the kitchen refit. I get it's not cost effective to restore & peeps like new stuff, but the fit just didn't fit with the style of the house. Thanks for the vid ;)
Turned out even better! Nice work!!
Thank you
I love the house. Looks great.
I think you did a wonderful job. Love the bathtub. It would have been nice to have the door in the down stairs bedroom go directly to the hall close to the bathroom.
I was praying please keep the tub.
How much did it cost to paint the outside and did you have to install new side panels? Thanks for the video, very informative.
not sure exactly as this was a package. Usually around 3,000
Did this house sell well? Me and my husband are trying to do a flip but we plan on living in it while we do so. It is in Colorado as well and I’m a nervous wreck about it but my husband is excited and think it will do well since all the bones in the house are good. It is in Pueblo if you know where that is
I know Pueblo!
Oh okay great! Have you ever done a flip there? People who have been there a while say it’s a growing town because more military are coming that way. Me and my husband a long with a couple of other military families are the crazy ones who took a chance on the town lol. So I just wanted to know if you were familiar at all
@@angelacox1530 I have been there but nevet invested there
Oh okay thanks! You may can answer or no but could you tell me about how capital gains work if you live in a property for under two years. Is it different for this state or is it all the same? About how much is it?
You totally could’ve flipped the stairs. It would’ve been really cheap if you did it yourself instead of hiring a contractor to do all the work for you.
I have 15 flips going. I can't do the work myself or it would cost me tens of thousands of dollars for lost opportunities.
Looks great!
Thanks!
We live in a house built in 1924, that was a bit abused before we bought it. Someone bought our house for 45k - it was a wreck! They "flipped" it....and tried to re-sell at 170k but that was a joke. We bought for 145k. The guy that did ours made everything LOOK nice but he cut a lot of corners and ended up not fixing a lot of problems. The roof should have been replaced, along with several of the windows that were still single-pane. The siding was wood and ill-kept and should also have been replaced, older windows needed re-sealing, the chimney needed new mortar in several areas, the basement needed to be resealed from the outside(was soaking in water during heavier rains, saturating the walls and then the floor) and the sump pump repaired(was overwhelmed easily and would not drain properly during heavy rain or constant rain). A 3rd story window was not sealed properly and leaked, and ended up leaking into our bedroom(also lathe and plaster and boy is that a pain). He'd already repaired the ceiling so it didn't look like there was a leak...but didn't fix the leak. We have since done that. I live on the coast, in an area that sees a lot of weathering. We didn't know about those things buying them, and many of them didn't come up as important during the inspection. But living in it for a few years really drives a lot of the "cut corners" home. I love that you didn't do that. You fixed it properly. Thank you.
Thank you! If he intentionally hid things you could sue him if you really wanted to
The closet should go all the way to the ceiling, I’m sure the cost of materials wouldn’t have been that much more and it would have made it look like it belongs instead of a cheap afterthought..... love the hardwood floors but I’m not sure who loves carpet and most people I know don’t really care for it and would prefer hardwood floors if they weren’t so expensive. old houses don’t really make good “ flip” material, they are better left to people who want to buy them to restore and live in because they love old houses.
SWEET JOB!
Thank you
I love how you did the remodel I’m living in a house that was built in 1905 tried putting a door where an old door was one problem though the house has settled how do u fix things like that? Do you redo door frame or do u customize the door
The first story floors are beautiful,,,overall the rehab is nice, very nice,,,
very pretty good job
While you've made it "clean", the charm of the old house has been removed to a great degree. It screams "yes, I'm a flipper". Good for you for making money, but I would never buy a flipped house.
Keep the content coming! Love watching the walk throughs. Great work Mark!
Thank you and will do!
Really awesome video presentation and explanations. Thank you. Am a new fan.
Welcome!
Everything in the old house was much nicer!
@0:51 ... is that a light in the bedroom turning on and off?
Really nice!
Thank you
Wow 50 to 60k sounds like a lot for repair on this house.
electrical, plumbing, HVAC, drywall, kitchen, baths, fixtures, flooring, paint, it adds up fast.
$260,000 and $20,000 in closing. ABSOLUTELY NOT, no disrespect to you atleast you tried but idk if id even drop $100,000 on that house to be honest
If it was mine, I would redo the stairs down. put a landing and turn the bottom stairs. That space is not very usable anyway and I would like my neck to stay unbroken.
necks are over rated
That looks great. 👍 I would have just done the light green outside. Maybe dark green trim used sparingly. 😉
You made some great choices on this home. I was wondering when you where going to get to placing it on the market. But then I saw that video when to place and not to place a home on the market. I like the idea of the separate laundry room. At least you caught the fact there was no heat in there. Would of hated to see a pipe break after the wonderful job you did. Every thing is so pretty, you have a nice balance of new and old. I see this one going fast. I hope your Thanksgiving was great, as everyone else's.
thank you!
I see you save somethings . Love the cloth line. All and all love it. 😍
Uhh... 0:48 Nice flip but you angered the ghosts upstairs......spooky.
We just bought a 1901 home for a flip - curious to see if you ran into any Asbestos on this and how you dealt with it - so far our home isn't showing any signs but still have to take a few things out
I've been waiting a while for this Mark, and it's nice... but it doesn't come close to the "yellow and white" one one with the same vintage and style that I love so much!... 😀
That one had the original trim still. This one did not. So hard to find houses with the trim that is not painted or messed up. That house also cost a fortune to fix up!
The basement of the other one is just as nice as the upper two floors, and one of the many things I love about that house!... 🙂
Fascinating house and quite charming. Also looks pretty large (by UK standards anyway). I wonder whether Americans do integrated hobs and ovens (built into the counter and cupboards). Every video I watch has a standalone unit.
You can tell it’s a flip. The 3rd bedroom in the dining room come on. They did as little as possible to get the house flip which I understand. For me I’ll rip out the upstairs carpet make it all hardwood, redo the kitchen and guest bathroom. Do something with the basement so it’s doesn’t look like a SAW movie.
And that is all something the new homeowner can do if they want. However, new builds aren't done perfect for buyers either unless they pay a ton extra.
Flippers. Just the cheapest fix (or should I say coverup).
Nice job! Not sure it would have worked with this house but with an upstairs bathroom like this having a decent size, could fitting a shower stall in addition to leaving the tub be worth the hassle/money? Or if really needing a shower is it better to just ditch the tub and put a combo in its place? Your thoughts?
Wow ! Whoever buys it will have to go in and redo the AWFUL DESIGN AND CHEAP CHOICES performed on the BATHROOM AND KITCHEN !!!! I mean cmon at least ATTEMPT TO DO IT WELL!!!!!!
What would you do different?
@@investfourmore The wood floors look absolutely fabulous! Floors, pocket doors, original front door-spot on, the rest-a fail. Sadly, the rest looks like a cheap flip job. There was no thought put into the bathroom configuration, used cheap, tiny cabinetry. Get yourself a designer on staff to do a well functioning, well thought out layout-you can then buy the appropriately sized and configured cabinets. That closet in "bedroom" on first floor-terrible-he ran out of trim and tried to stretch what he had. Wall texture in stairway not uniform at all. That said, as a buyer-all, are signs that you chintzed on everything, I wouldn't trust your mechanical or structural repairs etc..Find yourself someone to help you with your layouts-it will payoff in the long run. I'd want to be known for quality flips-not cheap slapped together, got it sold flips..just mho.
Nice street presence. No porch railings? First floor BR is awkward re location of bath, but should appeal to more prospects. Many new ones have a flex room there...office, study, kids’ play room, hobby room. Carpet up is standard. Quieter. Good light throughout. Tubs are better for kids.
Yes, I really wish we could have kept the doorway in that bedroom
It's not about saving everything, it's about being sympathetic to the time period. So think about choosing paint colors that are of the time. I'm only 30 and all my friends have purposely purchased older homes. This reno seems more dated then the original did....simply because the styles you chose.
The neighbor forgot to put out the barking dog. Oops! ;)
The house looks lovely. Still lots of charm, but I agree it’s more livable this way than when it’s a “time capsule” of sorts.
Thank you
5:01 that's a pretty cool looking old car parked out on the street lol.
That is the neighbors.
@@investfourmore Cool neighbors I'd say.
So when you added the closet in the office to make into bedroom you guys actually changed it with the county or is it still considered a two bedroom? Thnx
Good question. It still says 2 beds in public records.
Nice job. Not a fan of the bathroom vanities or the kitchen cabinets though. It looks like you just put something you got a deal on in there.
Why when houses are flipped/remodeled a refrigerator is never included? There's usually always an oven/stovetop and usually a dishwasher but the refrigerator is usually left out. It seems like including all or none would be better since most of the big box stores sell them in set anyway.
Don't need one. All the costs add up if you do everything until you lose money
@@investfourmore Gotcha. So is there a law that says you have to have a stove or dishwasher or could you leave those out to maximize profit margins as well?
@@sethangel4334 There is no law but people expect a stove and dishwasher they don't expect a fridge. It is different in other markets
@@investfourmore Interesting. Thanks!
Nice house
I'm still working on my flip. Looks like it will take me 16 weeks from start to finish the house from the day I bought it on auction.com as the high bidder of 5,000 dollars. Looks like I'll have about total 20,000 in the house and zillow says it should sale for 88,620 is there guess.
Nice, but I would not rely on the Zillow estimate
Don't go off any of those sites estimates! They aren't accurate. Finish up your flip, get someone to assess the value. Zillow could either be over-estimating or under-estimating, but regardless a bank will not give a loan for a home that doesn't assess for at minimum the offer accepted. Also, you don't want to sell for 88k if your house assesses at 145k after you've already accepted an offer.
yep, clawfoots are cute and everything, but then you get a build up of germs and god knows what under and around the tub that you have to clean... don't like em
Me either
God, this is an awful flip. It was such a beautiful old home with such potential to be sympathetic to the time period and he made it look like a trash 1990s subdivision. So tacky. The beige is awful. It looks so cheap. I would never purchase something so terribly done....or spend time trying to restore it.
Fantastic house!!!!! Too bad the hardwoods upstairs couldn’t be refinished...
$till a ton of work to do
Love it
Thank you
On a scale of 1 to 10. This rejuvinated house scores an 8.
I hear what you’re saying that in reality people don’t want to live with “old” kitchens/bathrooms/fixtures..... but they also don’t want to live with cheap builder-grade crap?
I really feel like if you are making a living off snatching up old houses left and right, you have a responsible to preserve the history, charm, but most importantly QUALITY of these homes. They’ve survived 100 years and then you come in with the cheapest materials that likely won’t last 40 more. It’s irresponsible and non sustainable. I encourage you to take a more valued approach especially as you are clearly gaining capital by the sheer number of flips you have completed. Maybe it’s time to start principled flips.
Do you normally put Smart Switches in your houses? Saw a bunch of Lutron Caseta dimmers in random places as you walked around. Those are like $50-60 a piece for a dimmer so they can be tied in to a smart house system.
This electrician does, our others do not.