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Updated over 4 years ago,
Flipping a foreclosed house in New Jersey (Detailed)
Hi, I'm a first time house flipper and just bought my first foreclosed property for 108k. The comps in the area are anywhere between 200-220k. Ive been meeting with contractors everyday, but don't really know whats a good deal and whats not.
Since the house is a foreclosure there are a lot of issues such as:
Downstairs(basement)
- If anything is missing or broken on the walls its going to need sheet rock
- Tile on the floors
- Furnace / hot water needs to be re-piped
Main floor
- Whole interior of the house needs to be repainted
- Tile on kitchen floor
- New appliances / cabinets
- Laminate floor
- Granite counter top
- Recess lighting
- 1/4 inch sheet rock on the top of the kitchen
- Bathroom re-tiled
- Stairs re stained
Upstairs
- New door for bedrooms
- New light fixtures
- Same laminate floor downstairs used upstairs
- Completely new bathroom
Outside
- Roof needs to be fixed (not replaced)
- Foundation needs to be painted
- Front porch needs to be touched up
So basically that is what needs to be done for the house. Like I said I paid 108k, but materials and labor seem to be costing about 70k. I was expecting it to be 40-50k, but apparently the furnace might need to be replaced, and the roof might need more work than expected.
I suppose my question is, what else do I need to look for?
What else do I need to get done?
Am I missing anything?
Anything to keep in mind when dealing with contractors (they make make me buy things i don't need so they can profit off it)