First flip- buyers inspection

[Ken Nyczaj]

Hi everyone,

My first flip is under contract in Maryland. We have been marketing for homes in between Baltimore and Annapolis and bought this property in May and we can see the lights at the end of the tunnel!

But, the new buyers inspection came back and we are being asked to replace these porch columns. My team and I are looking for an economical fix w/o replacing the whole column. Possibly repairing just the base and removing current base and building a new base?

There is some slight wood rot as you can see in the pictures below that are from the buyers inspection report. 

Ideas are appreciated. Thank you

[Brian Pulaski]

I replaced the bottom 2' of columns on my current flip. I simply cut out the old, installed the new and then added a decorative "wrap" around the bottom 3' to cover the seam I created between the old column and new. Photo shows it prior to fairing and painting.