All Forum Posts by: Olya Sorokina

I love your takes, guys. Thank you for wighting in.

Hello All,

We are building  a house for sale and need to decide on the kitchen layout. Since the house is for sale, the most important concern is marketability. Would you mind sharing your professional opinion on which of these kitchen designs would sell better? Curious to know opinions from real estate agents, flippers, developers and anyone in the know regarding what home buyers generally would prefer. (For context, it's a 2700 sf 4 bd 3 bath house in an upscale Northern California suburb.)

Kitchen A: Traditional, features a 48 in fridge, 36 in cooktop, window sink (no view), pantry.

Kitchen B: Designer, features a 60 in fridge, 48 in range, large kitchen window (no view), sink facing living/dining room; unfortunately no pantry

Kitchen C: A Little Bit of Both, features a 48 in fridge, 48 in range, sink facing living/dining room, pantry, unfortunately there's no window.

Total countertop space is roughly the same (22 ft)  in all three layouts. Let me know your thoughts.

Thank you :)

 Hi Ryan, appreciate the intro.

 @Darius Ogloza I'll pm you

I'm in a middle of a flip and I've got cold flip. I'd really appreciate if someone helped me reassess the ARV. The property is in the Strawberry neighborhood near the Strawberry Point School in Mill Valley, CA. And we're planning to build a 2800 sf house consisting of a 2000 sf 3 bed 2 bath main house on the ground floor as well as a 2 story attached 1 bed 1.5 bath ADU (400 sf ground floor and 400 sf 2nd floor); plus a decent size one car garage and a car port. What would be ARV for this property?

Thank you. Do those phases overlap with the permit process? Also are payments made at the beginning or end of each phase?

Hi all,

I was wondering how architects get paid precisely? Everything upfront? First half upfront before they start working, 2nd half after most work is done but before submitting for permits or 2nd half after permits are issued? Everything at the end of the permit process? Something else?

What is the working standard/best practice that is safe for an investor and fair for all parties?