Old member introduction

[Gordon Cuffe]

For some reason Biggerpockets asked me to take my 1st step towards real estate investing with a new member introduction. I signed up with Biggerpockets over 10 years ago when it was free. I started my domain over 10 years ago when people first started going online trying to buy fixer upper houses. Many people over the years have passed me up in the number of homes they have either wholesaled or flipped. That is ok. I am just a slow learner but I am still going at it. I just finished my first old Victorian style home flip. It took five months to do the work on the home in Yuba City CA. I lost nine pounds during the remodel and at the final week of work, I fell face fist off the ladder and was knocked out and suffered fractures in my face. I am still here though and still learning on how to find the homeowner in distress. The initial video that I took of the home had 510k views on Tiktok because of how much stuff was left and how bad of shape the home was in. We found a newspaper from 1889 in the house and also a dead cat. 

[Caleb Brown]

This flip makes a cool story to tell with the history and you falling lol. Is it registered as a historic home?

[Gordon Cuffe]

@Caleb Brown it is on a street known for historic homes but this city does not registered their historic homes. I am glad because the permits and requirements would have much tougher. The home is in a city called Yuba City which is 40 mins north of Sacramento. 

[Savannah Holzer]

Wow - that's a crazy/great story to tell! You're just getting started!

[Bradley Buxton]

@Gordon Cuffe

Great story. I grew up not too far from there and that is a very typical house, maybe minus the cat. Heal fast and great job!

[Noah Laker]

Beast!!!

[Kent Kettell]

That's so cool—minus the accident, of course! Hope you’re doing okay now. That Victorian flip sounds like such an adventure, especially with all the unexpected finds. 510k views on TikTok is no joke! Are you planning to take on another project like that soon?

[Gordon Cuffe]

@Kent Kettell I hope not. lol.  I am actually looking at a house that is not a Victorian but needs part of the home bulldozed and a ton of work done. I am just being more careful on the price because I know it will take five months so I want it to be worthwhile if I am going to do something like that. At least this next potential home is only a single story so I cant fall as far.