Philadelphia design question

[Miguel Velez]

So I began the process for searching for deals here Philadelphia. I have put offers in and one came close but ultimately fell through. I am searching for MFH to hoId and SFH to flip. I will continue the process until I find one that fits my criteria. With that being said something crossed my mind that I should have thought about a while ago.

Am I suppose to know how to design the kitchen or bathroom? Or what tiles will go best with what cabinets or counter tops?

I do not possess the creativity when it comes to home design to decide how I want the kitchen or bathroom to look and what materials I want to use. I am an IT guy so I don’t get to many opportunities to sharpen my decorating skills.

How should I approach this? Are GC’s able to choose designs? Is there a designer software program that can do that or would I hire a designer here in philly ? What do you guys do in your renovations? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

[Steve Babiak]

Look at the pictures of properties on the MLS and on houzz.com, identifying what you like and dislike. Save the pictures that you like and dislike into folders that are appropriately named. You then have some ideas to show contractors what you would like to see, and what you don't want to see.

Then for rentals, you would want some durability to go with affordability, so look up,  via the search function, the threads on how to harden a rental for ideas in that aspect.